I will admit, it’s been a long time since I felt like blogging on this page. A very long time. It’s been a rough journey and not one with...

Okay, I'll admit it. It's been a while. Truthfully, I was and still am tired. I finished my doctorate and after a short break began to...

On February 15th, 2002, I had to say goodbye to a fur child. That was twenty years ago. My parents and I had our dog for 16 ½ years....

Well, New Year’s has come and gone. I am not a big fan of New Year. When I was younger, I celebrated it. I made a big deal of it. Fixed...

Have you ever had that moment where you experience an event or hear such news that everything else just fades away from site and nothing...

Anyone out there watch Reba? My parents and I watch Reba every chance we can. At least my mom and I do. Dad would be rather watching...

I lost a friend of nineteen plus years the other day. She died in the hospital on a ventilator. No, this is not a COVID story. She had...

Recently, I have been bothered by several events in my past. One event happened about 30 years ago. It involved buying a house. I was...

I have been thinking about my past actions a lot lately and I do mean a lot. I have gone clear back to elementary and even preschool days...

Can a person really not like themselves? Some of you may shoot back a quick, absolutely on that. Others may think, what? How can you not...

I have a problem with authority. Is there anyone else out there brave enough to admit it? Is there anyone with the cajonees out there...

I love my trees. I have several in my backyard and front yard. One in the front yard is barely hanging on and has been this way for...

It’s been two weeks since my last post. I try to post weekly, but I just didn’t feel like it. I didn’t feel as if I was led to share...

My life has been a whirlwind for many years. Can anyone out there relate? Let me know if you can. I would like to know if others out...

I love music. I grew up living in my music as a kid. I would spend hours and hours listening to my 45’s and albums. I had the...

Trust is a hard thing to rebuild once it's lost. Especially if it involves a deep hurt. Can I get an amen out there? Have you ever been...

Have you ever been violated? Physically, emotionally, spiritually? Have you ever suffered the loss of something you owned? Maybe someone...

I sit here, writing this post to the sound of chain saws. Large ones and small ones. All going at different times. I just do not...

Where are You right now? Not physically. I am not asking you where you are sitting or what you are doing. I am asking you something much...

In the depths of my spiritual war, I was turning away from everything and everyone. I was in trouble and I knew it, yet I did not care. I...

Who are you? Can you answer that question? I don’t mean your name or where you live or what you do for a living. This is a serious...

A Change in Plans In my final year of seminary, I had the opportunity to take a class on church starts. The professor had started several...

The formation classes for seminary had a special treat for the students in year two and three. It was a one-day spiritual retreat at an...

Formation Year Three Intensive Week Our cohort group was sitting around the table for our intensive class. This was our last formation...