Looking Back…
Some will tell you never to look back, to keep moving forward, and forget the past. I’m not one of those people. I believe we sometimes need to stop and take a look over our shoulder to see where we’ve been. Not to lament opportunities missed. Not to mourn our losses. But instead to acknowledge how far […]
Trusting Jesus When a Blessing Doesn’t Feel Like a Blessing
They say you can’t go back to the past. That once you’ve moved on, you should never look back. I get it. Even though I have never been one to long for those days gone by, I do get nostalgic about some memories. But it can be a slippery slope, can’t it? There are the […]
A Life Well Lived
We American’s, as a whole, are so blessed. Our land is vast and varied and as beautiful as any other. I, for one, haven’t seen nearly enough of it. Partly because I know I can and just assume I’ll make the time some day. As I say that, after having lived nearly six decades that have […]
A Note to my 17-year-old Self
I will be reuniting with my high school classmates soon and it’s hard to believe it’s been a little over 40 years since we spent our last time together as a group, finishing up classes, making plans, and celebrating the beginning of the rest of our lives. It’s incredible to think about how the years […]
A Tribute to My Mom
It Mother’s Day which is a good time to reflect on how amazing our moms really are. There are all kinds of mom and all kinds of tributes listing the sacrifices moms make for their children, so I am not going to repeat them for you here. Rather, I want to take a few minutes to […]