What a question! I know you’re not a violent person. And in your wildest dreams you couldn’t imagine killing someone unless it was for self-defense or to protect a loved one.
 
But what if you could be slaying someone in another way?

What if you could be slowly killing someone with your words?

Don’t you love Fall? I certainly do. The return of college football (Go Dawgs!), cooler temperatures, autumn leaves, all things pumpkin…so many wonderful aspects of life to embrace and enjoy.
 
Yet a new season always means that the former season is drawing to a close. (I know, “Duh!”) That means saying goodbye to favorite aspects of that previous time of year.
 
I’ve thought a lot about changing seasons recently as my life has dramatically changed.
 

For the last month, we’ve been commercially bombarded with endless reminders that Mother’s Day is fast approaching.
 
Yes, the holiday is a wonderful celebration of motherhood. Moms who endlessly give and serve their families throughout the year do deserve to be honored and affirmed.
 
Yet for many, Mother’s Day elicits more pain than joy. But why?

Have you ever seen a seemingly empty seashell suddenly start moving along the sand? Or even more shockingly, discovered that a shell you’d recently found on the beach mysteriously changed locations on your counter?

If so, then you’ve probably witnessed a hermit crab in action. They live alone, within salvaged empty seashells, due to their own physical vulnerability. The crab is forced to peek outside the protective shell to move, and as the crab moves, so does the shell.