One week ago at this exact time, I was enjoying a warm fire in our fireplace. A few hours later, it erupted into a fire in our home. As I’m sure you can imagine, the last seven days have been incredibly exhausting. The more days away from our normal, comfortable lifestyle, the easier it is… Continue reading Finding contentment in difficult circumstances
About…My Journey
Fire post thoughts
It's been three sleeps since the crackling of a kindling attic fire awoke us from our peaceful slumber. My understanding of the situation and expectation of what tomorrow holds is still very limited. We currently operate one day at a time, unsure of next steps. With lingering thoughts that a long holiday weekend will stall… Continue reading Fire post thoughts
When the road gets bumpy
Yesterday many of you woke up to the news that my family experienced the devastation of a house fire. Similarly, we were awoken just before 1:00 am in that situation. In an instant, all of our plans came to a standstill and we were at the mercy of the circumstance in front of us. Our… Continue reading When the road gets bumpy
When You’re Forced to Play Games You Don’t Want to Play
I love playing games. As early as I can remember, I have had a competitive nature. It's win or lose. Black or white. There are no in-betweens. Games that I can win, I keep playing. Games that I constantly lose, I quit playing. You won't ever catch me playing Checkers or Chess. It's not a… Continue reading When You’re Forced to Play Games You Don’t Want to Play
The mindless things we do
It's day 5 sans social media, and this is definitely more difficult than I anticipated. It was just a mere 6 hours into my fast that I mindlessly went to my phone to scroll the feeds of Facebook, while my friend used the restroom on our lunch date. Thankfully there was not an app there for… Continue reading The mindless things we do
Disconnect to Reconnect
Today is filled with immeasurable opportunities. Some opportunities are new; some of them were wasted in days past, but still available. in·san·i·ty Insanity is often described as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Do you ever live parts of your life this way? I know I do! Today's a new day.… Continue reading Disconnect to Reconnect
When grief happens…
The turning of a chapter. That's where I am. Age 39 was an incredibly high and low year in my life. My 39th birthday was spent in a boy's prison in Burma, doing ministry. I came home with an experience that drastically changed my life for the better. And then life hit. Tragedy happened. My world… Continue reading When grief happens…