Are we good? Good enough? Sometimes my mind races with that question. It seems we are consumed with answering it and separating each other into good and bad buckets. The answer to this age old question begins and ends in two different gardens. Back in the beginning there’s a story that God made a garden. […]
Walking on Water?
Sometimes it is terrifying walking into whatever is next. The comfort of the past, of the known, the familiar, the safe is easier than facing the fear of walking into a new life. Lately for me I’ve been drawn to the story of Peter walking on water. It all started with this quote by Thomas […]
“What are you afraid of?”
Fear is a funny thing. Most off our lives are spent trying to keep fear at bay. We try to expel it in whatever form we find it. We have night lights and learn to check under the bed for monsters. We amass, accumulate, focus on our health all in hopes that we can ward […]
A picture worth a thousand words…
The saying goes that pictures are worth a thousand words. This one to me is priceless. This picture was taken this past Christmas with my family and as you can see, it is a big one. Besides my two boys, there are only 3 people in this picture that I’m related to by blood…but they […]
New Year’s Hope?
Hope is always out there. Focused on something in the future, something not now. As we turn the page into a fresh new year, it is natural for our focus to turn towards our hopes and dreams for the coming year. I have a lot of unsettled hopes for the future. I want things for […]