I’ve been waiting for resolution in a few different areas of my life for a while. It doesn’t really matter which ones, because in each area I have the same tendency: anxiety. I’m not talking about a clinical diagnosis, just to be clear. I mean regular, run-of-the-mill worry.
Read MoreSomeone told me recently that they felt like they had lost their faith in humanity.
You feel it, too, I know. It’s a dull ache that lodges in your chest. A constant thrumming deep inside that says nothing is really getting better, and maybe it never will.
Read MoreIt’s been two months since my Grammy went to be with Jesus. It’s still strange that she’s gone, but as I stood in church singing yesterday, I thought how delighted I know she is to be singing to Jesus while looking at His face. She has received the desire of her heart.
Read MoreAbout six months ago, someone at work gave me a plant. Completely against my will. But there are those people in your life who will give you plants whether you will it or not, so I now have a plant.
Read MoreI spent some time in an airport terminal last week while I waited for my sister’s plane to land.
She was coming back from a long trip and I was excited to greet her.
Read MoreTo Grandpa, and to all the men and women who have sacrificed to keep our country free.
He saw himself as every man. Not a hero—just one of thousands of men who did their duty.
Read MoreI read a quote recently, and it’s been poking at the edge of my thoughts ever since.
“Let all guests who arrive be received like Christ
Read MoreI have trouble loving others. You know that verse in John where Jesus says “love one another?” I struggle.
Read MoreIf you stopped me on the street today and asked me what my talent is, I would tell you it’s writing. And you would probably assume, based on my answer, that I write.
And you would be wrong.
Read MoreIt feels like yesterday that the trees were completely bare sticks stabbing into the sky. (Oh, wait... it was.)
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