What does calm mean? At first thought calm means quiet, peaceful, and still. We often hear parents requesting that their children “calm down” or telling a co-worker who is upset about something to “calm down”. Those are applicable, but can calm look like something else? When we look up calm in the dictionary it states “calm is not feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions. The absence of violent or confrontational activity within a place or group.” Interestingly, i

The day had finally come, Jill and Tom were moving into their first home. They had spent many years in apartments and living in many different locations, but they were finally settling into an area where they could make memories and lasting relationships. Some of the apartments they had lived in were small and less than ideal, but they were able to make it work. The excitement of all the possibilities this new spacious home offered seemed surreal.   There were many things tha