and Purposeful Prose
I've been trying to achieve balance in my life for a while now. When we shut our business down I poured myself into writing and ministering to others. I didn’t like the idea of not having a job and contributing. I needed to feel useful. However, somewhere along the way I forgot to enjoy life. [...]
I'm a fish Blub blub blub Don’t ask I'm trying something different Thinking outside my box It was kind of cramped in there anyways. Wait a minute I'm a fish Fishes don’t have boxes They swim the ocean with ease Sometimes we call them seas So seize the day And be a fish If you [...]
Adventure called So I ran straight out the door! My hopes were high But they all soon hit the floor. My eyes were bright Fixed on a view that I'd longed for Then trouble came running And I lost the metaphor It's a mystery What tomorrow will bring It's a tug-of-war that can undo my [...]
Little things can become big things and big things can become little things. It's all a matter of perspective, right? Where is your heart? What means the most to you? For the Christian Faith Comes First. We can look at the little picture and we can look at the bigger picture. I want to look [...]
Stay Hopeful. Yes, I am telling myself this too. I have two songs by Ryan Stevenson. I'll let the rest say the rest. Sometimes you have to let someone else do the talking. "The LORD is my strength and my song. He is my savior." Psalm 118:14 The Best is Yet to Come https://youtu.be/3frQkfgejDk "Some [...]
I wrote this poem for one of my best friends a couple of years back. I went looking for it because I felt that I really needed this reminder myself. The funny thing is that Chris and I have reversed roles. He is much happier and content than he was when we met. Wait a [...]
I can't believe that September is here again. This month marks another year of blogging. I may do some looking back as I've traditionally done for the last few years. It gives me a chance to see what God has done. It's so good to focus on the positives, right? We can also go over [...]
Don't be afraid to look ahead Don’t be afraid to dream There's still hope in the unseen. Maybe you can't see it with your eyes Maybe you're caught up in all of the lies But in hope we'll see We'll realize The future bests the days behind. Don't be afraid to take a chance There's [...]
We use the term "plowing ahead" to say that we are continuing to do something difficult or unsuccessful without resistance. Or as Paul the Apostle would put it, we press on toward the goal. What was Paul's goal? It was a deeper relationship with Christ. As I think about plowing ahead two things come to [...]
Even the caterpillar must spread its wings It can't stay a chrysalis It must be changed. Does it resist? Does it cling to its cocoon? No, It seems to embrace that change is good news. It knows the way forward Is both beauty and peace Just as the follower who trusts and seeks For when the [...]
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