Tag: joy
Thanksgiving 2020
It’s early on this Thanksgiving morning. The boys are arriving at the woods for the annual pheasant hunt. My mom is probably rolling out of bed with a million things on her to-do list. I’m already 2 cups …
Contributing to the Narrative
I haven’t said a lot about the many issues which have already happened in 2020. I have been mostly silent because I simply don’t know what to say. Contributing to the narrative seems to get you into trouble. …
May It Be Well
“It is well, With my soul It is well, it is well with my soul When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, It …
When You Don’t Know What To Say.
SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPEALIDOCIOUS…. Its what you say when you don’t know what to say!Right?! When my kids were young, they loved Mary Poppins. I too loved the classic and learned fast that the nearly three-hour movie could quickly turn into …
Where I Stand
It seems everywhere we turn, someone wants to know where we stand. Rich Mullins wrote a song called “If I Stand“, and for me it conveys where I stand perfectly. Sometimes, it can be unnerving to explain your …
All Things Beautiful
You make beautiful things, You make beautiful things out of the dust. You make beautiful things, You make beautiful things out of us. ~Gungor- Beautiful Things This song pricks my heart every time I hear it. I know …
Wondering & Wandering
Sometimes when I make decisions I ask myself a simple question. If my dad were here right now, would his shoulders shake with laughter approving my decision, or would I get his “disclaimer look?” I like to think …
A View of Lateral Grief
**This is a re-post. Its been 3 years. This morning I was driving to work reflecting on the past two years. Weird it’s been two years. It seems like five minutes some days; others an eternity. When in …
