Like a Crocus
When we moved into our current house, we didn’t know what was planted around it. The next spring, we were pleasantly surprised to find crocuses bursting through the soil right outside the front door....
View ArticleToday,
Today, we washed out the bed of Dad’s pickup truck with the hose. The water ran down the street in a tiny river, hugging the curb. The boys and I followed it, splashing with bare feet. Michael brought...
View ArticleTifi: a short story
I miss sharing my fiction words on here, so I decided to share a link to a short story I’ve had sitting around for a while:...
View ArticleLights in Dark Times (re-sharing some words from my church)
Hello, friends. Life has been a little wild, hasn’t it? I’ve been pretty quiet, since I don’t think my voice is the one that needs to talk over the chaos. However, I wanted to stop in here to re-share...
View ArticleMovie Review: Just Mercy
Did I watch Just Mercy mostly because it was all over Instagram? Yes. Was it Michael B. Jordan that pushed me over the edge? Yes. But the peer pressure was well deserved: this movie is high quality,...
View ArticleThe Word Became Flesh. . .
I want to take a brief moment this Christmas Eve to remind you all of something that I needed to be reminded of this year: Emmanuel. I’ve heard about the incarnation so many times that it’s easy to...
View ArticleTo eat as well
When my Dad and brother and I used to deer hunt, we would bring venison home. It’s the best meat I’ve ever tasted that wasn’t cured. A specific, natural taste you don’t find anywhere else. And people...
View ArticleGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Lazy Kind of Movie Review
Guardians of the Galaxy is my favorite Marvel movie. I didn’t even watch the sequel for years, because I knew it couldn’t live up, but I finally broke down and watched it a few months ago. Generally...
View ArticleThe Island
I went to counseling and she told me I should journal more. I’m posting the result in case someone finds it helpful. “Let him not vow to walk in the dark who has not seen the nightfall” is a Tolkien...
View ArticleVerses from Psalm 119 that I Pray while Preparing to Read Scripture
These were discovered while I was working on memorizing Psalm 119. While I never completed the entire psalm to memory, I did memorize most of it; this process gave me a great appreciation for both the...
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