When 2016 began, I didn't intend to take a year off writing. But I did. As each month folded in on itself, I simply lost the will to fight my mounting writer's block. The year 2015 had been difficult, ushering unexpected changes into the path I thought I was meant to be walking. Plans faded.… Continue reading The Wordless Year
Tag: Life
Donald Miller and Living a Good Story
If you watched a movie about a guy who wanted a Volvo and worked for years to get it, you wouldn't cry at the end when he drove off the lot, testing the windshield wipers. You wouldn't tell your friends you saw a beautiful movie or go home and put a record on to think… Continue reading Donald Miller and Living a Good Story
I Hurt Someone This Week
There is a big difference between hurt and harm. We all hurt sometimes in facing hard truths, but it makes us grow. It can be the source of huge growth. That is not harmful. Harm is when you damage someone. Facing reality is usually not a damaging experience, even though it can hurt. ~ Dr.… Continue reading I Hurt Someone This Week
That Sometimes Firework Love
July 4th nights smell like sulfur. They sound like thunder or war. This year, I listened in the house, thinking about love and fireworks. There is a love that ignites in a moment, soaring into a ring of fire that fills up the sky. It’s beautiful and bright and original, and life has never been… Continue reading That Sometimes Firework Love
Table Rock Lake and Campfire Donuts
I went on my first camping trip of the summer this week. My whole family was able to make it, including my brother and his wife. We also were visited by several Canadian geese, who ate more of our hot-dog buns than we did. I knew it was going to be a good trip when… Continue reading Table Rock Lake and Campfire Donuts
Incandescent Ink 