The 2020 Pandemic Exposed My Weaknesses, Defenses, Strengths, and Potential

Not unlike most of the world, 2020 threw me into a tailspin and exposed a shadow side I was unaware of. My last post was a tribute to turning 50, where the future was my to possess. Little did I know four weeks later, everyone's world would be turned upside down. And I would see just how emotionally unhealthy I really was.
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A Letter to My 8-Year-Old Self

You'll spend a lot of your life feeling like you don't fit in. Most of the time, you'll believe it's because you're not enough, and then you'll swing to you're just too much. Somewhere along the way, you'll lose yourself, but you'll discover her again. You will actually fall in love with her, and fitting in won't seem to be that big of a deal. But it will suck that the revelation comes so much later in life.

The Story Behind The Story

As my eyes flowed over the verses in Nehemiah 3, I read a name, title, and responsibility connected to another name, title and responsibility as they rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem. I couldn't help but wonder, who really is Zadok son of Baana?…

To Watch and To Wait

My soul waits for the LORD more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning. Psalm 130:6 Twelve months passed watching the preparations of my wedding unfold, as I waited to marry the love of my life. Nine…

His Words I Cannot Comprehend

I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore...Genesis 22:17 Sand streamed between my fingers like sand through an hour glass, as I dug my toes further into the beach.…