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...
Sick of the Stigma

Sick of the Stigma

“‘As I washed my face before bed one evening, I heard a commercial for Tide laundry detergent, and was struck when a man’s voice said, “All they see is the stain.’” “Whoa,” I thought. “That’s heavy.” Indeed, such philosophical truth from a detergent commercial. Once...
Rear View Mirror Guilt

Rear View Mirror Guilt

Since 2016 a group of us in my family have committed to fast and pray at the beginning of each month. 2019 was our fourth year, and as the one who organized the prayer needs and reminded everyone that the fast was coming up, I fell short. There were several months I...
I Can’t Believe This is Happening

I Can’t Believe This is Happening

“I can’t believe this is happening,” is not a statement for the status quo. I can’t believe this is happening describes the disbelief of amazing life events and the hardest of life’s tragedies. Over the last week I have lived in the balance of both the high and low....