All For Our Good

A lot of what I’ve been through has definitely made me stronger. And there are many of my stories that make those I share them with cringe – that I feel nothing anymore when telling. They are just memories now. No real emotion associated. That was not always the case. I call it victory & …

All Things New

I hope & trust all of you had a wonderful Christmas. Mine was really nice. I'm very thankful for my family & friends. And for y'all too. ☺️ Boy, am I looking forward to this New year. And I'm banking on it being exactly that. Although thankful for the experiences, I feel that I put …

Light

Normal, every-day things speak to me often. Last night was no exception. The workday was a bit rough. I’m employed in the HVAC business & with this recent cold snap our phones were ringing off the hook. One hour bled into the next & before I knew it - it was 5 o’clock & time …

Fathers

So I had DVR’d This Is Us from Tuesday & watched it last night. An amazing show that brings up all kinds of things for me consistently. In this particular episode – with just one brief scene - it dropped me to my proverbial knees. I was a puddle & had to linger there a …

Finding Comfort In My Skin

“The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.” - Mark Twain I am grateful today for that ability, a feat I would've never achieved had I not received & began to truly understand God's Great Love for me. And as crazy as it may sound to some of you, I didn’t get there …

The Dance

I am learning that you can turn things that happen in life into a dance. The good & bad, the joys & highs, the low & hurtful, the rejections, the embarrassments, the shame. There is a rhythm to it all - strange & twisty as it may feel. I’ll be the first to admit I’m …

Still Learning

I came home from work last night & immediately took a long hot shower, trying to wash the day off. I heated up some leftover chili & settled down on the couch in my favorite spot & turned on the TV. Finished eating & called & spoke to my sweet son for a little while. …

The Risk Of Real & Vulnerability

“If something inside of you is real, we will probably find it interesting, and it will probably be universal. So you must risk placing real emotion at the center of your work. Write straight into the emotional center of things. Write toward vulnerability. Risk being unliked. Tell the truth as you understand it. If you’re …

A Grateful Tuesday Rambling

Oh to be fully understood & unconditionally loved.... My, oh my. Selah. What an elusive & what feels like an impossible thing apart from God. And man, don’t we know how to scratch & claw around at everything & everyone else trying to snatch up a crumb of it. I had an exceptionally great day …

That Beautiful Name

“My name is the strong tower in your life. The death on the cross was the master stroke of the enemy's defeat, for it was at the cross I gave you My name as the ultimate weapon against all the wiles of the enemy. When you see difficulties looming all around you Beloved, know that …