I read the Bible daily, with a goal of a chapter a day. I do this as part of a Bible reading group that consists of 3 people—me, my cousin Mark and his wife. We are currently reading through the book of Nehemiah. Today's reading was chapter…
I don’t know about you, but I’ve encountered many things that I thought would be easy turn out to be difficult. Like recommitting to working out or starting my daily writing habit. Today, I realized just how hard it can be not to work. To set the stage,…
Did you ever have a moment where you were looking around your room and just decided it was time for a change? That happened to me today. The day started with waking up at 5 AM with a migraine. I knew I wasn't going to be able to…
This is a poem / prayer I wrote this evening. I just felt moved to do so. It's not flashy, and certainly not correct poetic form, but it's from my soul. Jesus is my rock. I do a lot of messing up while trying to get it…
I have been trying to use my time without a day job as wisely as I can. There is the job searching and resume posting that I have been doing. Those two tasks are no small feat. I have also been honing my skills as a writer, as evident by…
I have been struggling to get a good morning routine in place forever now. I have gone through so many iterations of it, I couldn't begin to list out all the tweaks I have made. And I'm at it again. Why a morning routine, you ask?…
This is fiction—a quiet scene that unfolded in my mind this morning. Not my story, but one I couldn’t shake. It’s the first glimpse of something larger I’m letting play out. More to come. The darkness surrounded me like a warm cocoon. My mind began to…
Today I am tired. Living in the northeastern United States, we had a ton of snow dumped on the region from the superstorm that rolled through this past weekend. I measured about 10 inches at my house. Today was the day to dig myself out, and that was no small…