I feel like I have been here for a week. It’s been a month. The end of work, social gatherings, and impromptu run-ins with familiar faces have been replaced with unpacking hundreds of boxes, moving furniture, framing familiar faces and placing them around the house, and trying to be there for an isolated teen andContinue reading “When Moving Sucks”
Category Archives: Personal
Why I Left Orthodoxy Once
I gave my catholic, apostolic upbringing a good ol’ college effort my first year at school. But while many accuse college campuses of liberal and anti-God ideas, they forget that college campuses offer the opposite too—fierce persuasion for fundamentalism, for tantalizing emotional worship, and backed by all the workings of ministry teams to successfully attractContinue reading “Why I Left Orthodoxy Once”
Why I stopped writing
I withdrew from writing because it had become an idol. And I mean it when I say, “become”. Early on in my writing career, I had accepted an invitation to use my writing for good. And I am certain that by the grace of God, my published stories contained goodness…
A Change of Plan
Our plan is not what I thought it would be. Just last fall, we discussed how we would remodel our home for empty-nesting. We’ve raised our family beneath a Midwest sky and launched three kids into the great wide world—though, not too far away, and always with the promise of home as we’ve grown it.Continue reading “A Change of Plan”
Where I find peace
“God is everywhere present, filling all things.” He is not a feeling I must conjure up in my mind and beg to be seen. He is not just in the thin air as an invisible presence, or a dormant force waiting for me to nudge Him awake with my faith. He is seen in theContinue reading “Where I find peace”
The Consequence of Mothering
The greatest consequence of mothering is worth it for my babies.
Cunning Distraction
Lately, I have grown less patient with the neck bend. The lowered eyes disconnected, engrossed, and the completely mindless scrolling of those around me—especially my family members. …see blogpost for more.
Blatant
The other day, I was telling someone I respect that a semi-trucker was driving recklessly, and their response to me was, “Well, be careful around those, they probably don’t speak English.”
A Hand in Injustice
If I am not mindful, my intense desire for justice sours all goodness. Hatred is kindled, and more often than not, emotions and sharp words cast off Christ in my exchanges.
Using God.
Jesus is not a logo
He is not your poster child
He is not propaganda
Jesus is not one sided
He’s not against any people
He is not your cheerleader…
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