For extremely obvious reasons the Lord has really been putting on my heart the power of words. It has not been the brute force of big words that would help my GRE scores, but the value of using simple … Read more about Small Words Mean Good News
The Journey Begins Part III: Giving It Up (for something more)
“You are never, ever going to need it.” “Well, I am getting rid of my coconut oil!” “You are doing good, but you still need to get rid of something … Read more about The Journey Begins Part III: Giving It Up (for something more)
The Journey Begins Part II: Eternal Immunity
Today I got a shot for my mission trip to the World Race. This was not the first day for shots, but it was the first time I contemplated exactly what I was doing: I am becoming a superhuman. . … Read more about The Journey Begins Part II: Eternal Immunity
The Jouney Begins Part I: Change is Inevitable
It’s beginning to look less and less like me, and more and more like some facsimile of my memories. The furniture is there, but the ornamentation is different. There is the same amount of people … Read more about The Jouney Begins Part I: Change is Inevitable
To Be Loved
“Where’s your nametag?” he asked, “You know my name but I don’t’ know yours.” “I don’t have it.” I replied, “I left it at home and … Read more about To Be Loved
Things Fall Down
It was fast. My perspective quickly transformed from the uneven terrain of my running path to the speckled grains of dirt, rocks, and weeds. It had been a while since I had experienced this … Read more about Things Fall Down
I am Not Spock
People analyzing is one of my favorite hobbies – whether in real life or in movies. It is very close to people watching, but I would argue that it gets more into the personal motivation of why a … Read more about I am Not Spock
A Forgotten Day
Tomorrow morning my family is heading to Ireland for one of our last family vacations for at least a year because we all are growing up and getting jobs that will not allow long vacations and, well, I … Read more about A Forgotten Day
Something Small
Right now I am terribly failing in doing this devotional book called the "Live Dead Journal" edited by Brogden Dick (I highly recommend it!), but I wanted to share a quote that I read the … Read more about Something Small
