Dawning reality as the year winds down, maybe I’m not as in touch with myself as I think I am. Harsh awakening. Sorta. Not really harsh maybe, but a personal wake-up call for sure. A therapist I saw earlier this year, he observed I talk about my feelings, but maybe I don’t feel them so …
Lull
The excitement has ebbed. The presents have been opened. Good times and love and too much yummy food shared. Lull. Dishes done mostly, house mostly quiet, now an old Barenaked Ladies concert plays on the screen. Lull. The kids went home with their mom a while ago; I think they had a good Christmas. I …
God Is With Us
On this day, "Christmas", we celebrate many things. Mostly it's about being together with those we love, and maybe exchanging gifts. If you're a Christian, you might (or should?) believe that today is the day we celebrate the birth of he we call the Christ, a man we know as Jesus of Nazareth. As for …
Lyrics Post: “Silent Night”
"Silent Night" (German: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht") is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in the small town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. God is with us. God is near. Believe it. BELIEVE IT. Because it is so. “Silent night, holy nightAll is calm, all …
When to Write?
When to write? The writer’s timeless question. When inspiration sparks, thus the common, obvious answer. So often of late, the mind can’t wait, awakened and then swiftly, the churning begins. What transactions to do, how must tasks for these final days of the year be prioritized? What to tell the kids? When should I trim …
Flex
When I was a kid, adolescent really, I lifted weights. I was an athlete, among other things, and understood I needed to be stronger to better compete. And so in that adolescent athlete world, we’d talk about “flexing” your muscles. But that’s not what this post is about. It’s about being flexible; and I don’t …
Solstice
Funny thing about humans, the things we notice, the things we celebrate. This time of year, yesterday, or today, the Winter Solstice. Out planet Earth, North Pole tilted as far away from the sun as it goes, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, and then the days start get longer again. …
Down This Path
Down this path I walk in love. It’s a path I didn’t choose. But I choose love anyway. Why? Because God is near. Everyday. And especially this season, this time of year, God is near. And I feel it, and I know it, and I will walk with Him, with Her, I will walk in …
SINK
Let it sink in. The efforts, the lessons, the smiles. The struggles, the pain, the doubt. The hope, the belief, the sense of what’s right, the calm, the certainty of God being near. Let it inform how you think, feel, act. Let it sink in. To your bones. LOVE. Let it sink in.
Listen to Them
It’s really hard sometimes, just listening. But it’s the right thing to do, just listening. If you’ve got kids, just listening goes a long way. But kids or not, just listen. Just listen. JUST LISTEN.
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