I have learned a lot through painful circumstances. It felt discouraging and hopeless at times, but ultimately pain has told me things that kindness was just too nice to let me know. I love the truth. I think the Bible is true when it says that the truth will set you free. But sometimes the…
Sometimes It’s Okay to Not Have a Solution
When you can't figure out how to solve a problem and your attempts to solve it just keep hitting a wall, sometimes there comes a point where there was value just that you noticed the problem and took it to heart.
When you can’t figure out how to solve a problem and your attempts to solve it just keep hitting a wall, sometimes there comes a point where there was value just that you noticed the problem and took it to heart.
What I Learned From Beach Clean Ups
Sometimes the best way to think about something is to not think about it for a bit.
Sometimes the best way to think about something is to not think about it for a bit.
It’s Not Your Fault
If you deny what you are contributing to a problem, that is only going to grow the problem big time. However, I also believe there are times that things you feel shame about are not your fault.
If you deny what you are contributing to a problem, that is only going to grow the problem big time. However, I also believe there are times that things you feel shame about are not your fault.
Ways to Pray When Words Fail You
There is more than one way to share your heart in a spiritual manner.
There is more than one way to share your heart in a spiritual manner.
My Changes Are My Responsibility
No, a man is not "the villain".
No, a man is not “the villain”.
John Lennon and His Big Mouth
I do not think that John Lennon's statement about the Beatles being bigger than Jesus was meant to be an attack on my God.
I do not think that John Lennon’s statement about the Beatles being bigger than Jesus was meant to be an attack on my God.
Control Says ‘Hi’
Control hates you but is also kind of fixated on you.
Control hates you but is also kind of fixated on you.
Caring for Aging Loved Ones
It is challenging to discern how much help someone needs when it seems impossible to have enough information to go on and routine aging can mask new negative health declines that are not routine at all.
It is challenging to discern how much help someone needs when it seems impossible to have enough information to go on and routine aging can mask new negative health declines that are not routine at all.
Can Love Really Do That?
I would like to think so.
I would like to think so.
Racism Is Always There, Whether You Can See it or Not
We must continue to overcome evil with good.
We must continue to overcome evil with good.
Reclaiming Kindness
Nerding out as kids.
Nerding out as kids.
Your Apology Was a Gift
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. ~Mother Theresa
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. ~Mother Theresa
Trust Yourself (And Don’t Take Grief For It)
There are times when you don’t have to wait for time to tell you the whole story. You know enough and it is time to act on it.
There are times when you don’t have to wait for time to tell you the whole story. You know enough and it is time to act on it.
What I Do With My Heart Is My Choice
Holding loosely but keeping hopeful.
Holding loosely but keeping hopeful.
Standing Strong Even When You Are Weak
Appreciating resiliency.
Appreciating resiliency.