We’ve all been there in one way or another. The darkness. Unsure, A little afraid. Or maybe it was worse; we had a sense of dread, maybe evil just around the corner, through the trees. Maybe you're somewhere in between; you can see the light off in the distance, but you're not sure you can …
Month: April 2019
The Greatest Lesson – What’s Love Got to Do with It?
“Love one another as I have loved you.” It's a simple instruction, really. And yet so profound. I remember as a kid listening to the liturgy in church, and part of the opening prayer the pastors used most frequently included this recollection. The prayer referenced the very clear and direct guidance Jesus provided, "Love God …
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Believe, and Persevere
“The Lord GOD is my help, therefore I am not disgraced; I have set my face like flint, knowing that I shall not be put to shame. He is near who upholds my right; if anyone wishes to oppose me, let us appear together.” -Isaiah 50. The fundamental mindset of mental health survival might be …
UnExpected
These words resonate: “Sometimes you can see God moving, even when everything is falling apart.” -Jen Fulwiler. A comedian and talk show host, Fulwiler made this observation recently; I don’t know her, but her words resonate for me. I think about betrayal, about one of Jesus’ closest followers deciding to turn him over to his …
Uncertainty
Did he know? When he was in the garden, on his hands and knees, his forehead against the cool dirt, and tears ran down his face, and sweat oozed like blood from his pores, did he know? I’m not sure what the answer is. I don’t know what Church doctrine says. I can’t know fur …
Balancing Retreat
Funny thing about getting unexpected down time – at least for me – I both welcome it, but also end up feeling stalled out, inertia awash, stuck. Friday was Day Two at home with a sick kid; on the mend she was, is, but all the same, she needed another day to heal up from …
Surprise! Thursday Retreat
[My view most of the day, above.] Life is often about making the best of your circumstances. Here's an example. I woke out of a dead sleep before midnight yesterday evening. Our oldest kid was sick with stomach flu. I spent the rest of the night with her on the couch, up every couple hours …
HAMILTON
Saw it a week and a half back. The beats and scenes and songs and the lyrics still running through my head. Inspired. Thank you, Lin-Manuel. Thank you, #AndPeggyToo Tour. Thank you, #HamiltonSF ~ HERE'S A TASTE OF IT, THE FIRST SONG... "Alexander Hamilton" (performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda - Hamilton Cast) [BURR] How does a …
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