In 21 days I turn 32. I’m still single. In fact, it’s been 10 years since my last serious relationship. At first, I chose not to date because I was starting a new career and a lot of change was taking place in my life. I didn’t want to add another human into it. Then… Read More 32 & Single
Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life has no meaning. Without meaning, life has no significance or hope… The greatest tragedy is not death, but life without purpose. – Rick Warren
to surrender: (v) cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority the action of surrendering surrendering (g): give up or hand over (a person, right, or possession); abandon oneself entirely to (a powerful emotion or influence); give in to. The last few weeks have been rough for me. A lot has… Read More Surrendering
Every morning while I get ready I listen to music and normally I start my day out with some praise and worship music. The other morning I was listening to All The Pretty Things by Tenth Avenue North and it was quite some time since I listened to this album. Look at all the pretty… Read More All The Pretty Things
My last post mentioned how my emotions have been all over the place and it’s such an unusual spot for me. I’m finally in a very uncomfortable spot. A good uncomfortable spot. It’s also quite timely for just celebrating my 30th. During my 20s I had a lengthy To Do List. Not a mental list,… Read More Direction
Happy Sunday! You know what? I’m in love with the weekend. Every weekend. Whether I have plans or shower and put my pijames back on, I love the weekend. It’s my two day detox from the work week. This weekend was much needed, I don’t believe I’ve ever had so many work induced meltdowns in… Read More untitled;
I know I’m not the only one who can say they put in long work days. Unfortunately, my commute contributes to a good portion of said work day. Despite the fact that I have a commute home come 5pm every Friday, it’s pretty exciting knowing I can stay up a bit later and have a… Read More Sunday Confession
Recently I had a conversation with a friend, who I also consider a mentor in my life, that made me think more about the direction of my blog. This isn’t a disclaimer, but something I just felt like putting out here: Upon deciding to start blogging again, I wasn’t sure what direction I wanted to… Read More
I love waking up early on Sunday mornings and enjoying the ‘quiet sounds’ before the coffee grinder starts, before hearing the water rushing through the shower pipes and before the phone rings to make last minute requests of things to bring to service. I don’t even need to set my alarm to make sure… Read More (Palm) Sunday Tidbits
Maybe that’s why a broken machine always makes me a little sad, because it isn’t able to do what it was meant to do… Maybe it’s the same with people. If you lose your purpose… it’s like you’re broken. While I was watching Hugo that quote really took a [good] stab at me. If… Read More Hugo & Brokeness
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