The other night, my wife and I were cleaning up after dinner. And after all the dishes were put up in the washer, the leftovers put away into the refrigerator, counters wiped down, we just stood there in the middle of our kitchen and hugged each other. We held that hug for several minutes. And afterwards, she said, “I need more of that.”

A friend of mine lost her ex-husband to suicide this week. (Tears, sadness, and so much empathy).