5 Honest Impacts of Sorrow

5 Honest Impacts of Sorrow

When you lose someone close to you there is drawing from the core of your chest, yanking you downward. This pull, like a relentless tug, pulls on your soul. It causes you to hold your breath, to have to sit down, to fall on your knees. This pull hurts like an internal...
Blessings in the Desert

Blessings in the Desert

In the desert places of life it is uncomfortable, challenging a real struggle to be sure.  There are blessings to be found, uncovered, noticed and clung to in every desert. How can there be blessings in the discomfort and trials of the desert? How is it possible that...
God, What Do You Want From Me?

God, What Do You Want From Me?

Have you been here? Maybe you are here now? You feel as though the weight of the world is on your shoulders. You have tried to do everything in your power, everything in your education taught you, everything your experience equipped you with. You have joined groups,...
A Pebble at a Time

A Pebble at a Time

I have a confession. I grew up in a church surrounded by men and women who were bold in their faith and bold in their prayers. Over the years I have seen many prayers answered that other people have prayed. My confession is this, I never thought that my prayers could...
Afraid to Ask

Afraid to Ask

Have you ever had God answer a prayer, but you didn’t understand what he was saying to you? Maybe you have experienced this, where you feel like you only have part of the answer, and maybe the other part will come later? Do you ever struggle to understand how the...
5 Fears that Keep Me Unwise

5 Fears that Keep Me Unwise

Have you ever wanted to prove how wise you were and ended up making a decision that was unwise? I have. I have wanted to protect myself, at least I thought that is how it would play out. I wanted to protect my pride.  Here is a recent example. As my career is...
Humble Celebration

Humble Celebration

This Thursday, February 20th, would have been my brother Zach’s 40th birthday. It also happens to be exactly three months since his passing. Needless to say, Thursday will be a hard day. This has been a hard week. A hard month. A hard season. As I sat down earlier...
It’s Not Okay to Need Help

It’s Not Okay to Need Help

Today is the first day in five of being down and out with the FLU that I have felt “mostly” human again. I’ve had a headache that has lasted for days. My body felt like I was the chosen target at the fifth grade dodge ball game, chased after by the come and go...