i’m away from home right now. i flew on a plane, sat in airports, breathed in that awfully stale air for six hours to come and see a face i’ve not seen in almost three years. this is janel and me (yeah, i know — i look funny): some of you complain about my obsession… Continue reading seeing old friends. making new ones.
He’s got the whole world in His hands. the whole world. the world that doesn’t make sense. the one that doesn’t function the way we think it should. a world that’s perverse and fallen and broken. my world — the one that’s not been spinning correctly. your world and whatever you have that feels off,… Continue reading HIS hands
i sat in a court room all day yesterday. there was a real judge in a black robe, a cop who stood near the front the whole time, and even one of those very secretary looking ladies recording every single word said in the room. no, i didn’t steal, kill, or cheat anyone. and although… Continue reading law & order real world
i looked through my glory days tonight in photos. yeah, i’m only twenty-one, but already i’ve figured out what people find fascinating about me and want to hear all about. i’ve often wondered if that’s all i’ll ever be asked about — like i haven’t done anything else with my life since then. will i… Continue reading lesson in 300+ days
1. living at home. there are many “pros” to still being under the parents roof — one of them being the ability to save lots and lots of pennies. buying some groceries and giving rides while filling a gas tank is really the best rent one may ever get. 2. those saved up pennies buying… Continue reading glad for…
i have more incoming visitors from the most random sites than i ever thought possible. what search is happening that goes from here to my small, unnoticed, and obscure abode in the internet world? i know it’s not actually a person, just some random blip in the cyper world, but it is strange. speaking of… Continue reading so strange.
it’s quiet in the house tonight. girls read books & watch movies, a little boy slowly falls asleep, a daddy is already completely asleep, a mumsie catches up on the internet world for the day, and i look at Real Simple, Crate & Barrel, and Pottery Barn. i learn ways to be a thrifty grocery… Continue reading learning in the silence
life throws curve balls. i’ve always known this to be a fact but now i’m experiencing it as reality. and it’s now, in the midst of being a recipient of a curve ball that i find myself curled up, grappling to gather the bits of my heart that are strewn about, and piece everything back… Continue reading fresh portion
sometimes it’s in the quiet of my blue 12×12 room at my church. sometimes it’s in the kitchen surrounded by many when the warm heart asks me a question. sometimes it’s in my favorite gym when i’m standing in front of 400 people. sometimes it’s in another blue room with candles and blankets and faces… Continue reading
i love my town. i do. and i love how small town country it is. we like the fall. how do we show that? by decorating with gigantic haymen: isn’t he just darling? yeah, i don’t really think so either. (although i gotta give whoever built the man some credit — i certainly wouldn’t be… Continue reading small town living