September 13, 2026 - Crossroads: Finding the Good Way

So if you've ever seen The Wizard of Oz, the original one, you might remember the scene where Dorothy and Toto come to a yellow brick crossroads.

Well, which way to go? There were no obvious foreboding forests or flying monkeys or wicked witches in any direction, but neither was the Emerald City visible.

Dorothy didn't know what to do.

Much to her surprise, a friendly scarecrow offered his advice, and he said, "Maybe you'd like to go that-a-way.

Or you could decide to go that-a-way.

Or, you know, it might be best if you just go that-a-way." Well, okay, the scarecrow was sincere but not exactly helpful.

We all encounter crossroads in our lives, and I'm willing to bet that none of you have gotten advice from a talkative scarecrow.

And if you have, stand up now because we wanna hear about it.

But you probably have gotten input from well-meaning friends that was just about as useful as what the scarecrow had to say.

Or maybe it's your own thoughts running round and round and offering too many options.

Crossroads come in all sizes and shapes.

It could be a tough, monumentally tough medical decision that you've got to make or a really challenging diagnosis.

Or maybe you've learned that your career needs to change or is changing whether you like it or not, and now you need to take action.

But what action? Relationships, whether primary or otherwise, often come to a crossroads of one sort or another, and some are easy to navigate and some are not.

And, well, you know, I can attest that grief brings a crossroads or several.

Who am I now without my loved one? How do I make these big decisions I'm facing? What does my life look like now? Well, crossroads are a part of life.