When I was a kid my grampa would have us pick over his potato plants for those little black and orange(ish) striped bugs. As I grew older they became less creepy and more fascinating, but that's beside the point. Picking potato bugs eventually became a game. Whoever found the most was the ultimate winner because [...]
“Kid, I make all things new.”
My favorite passage from scripture is Psalm 139:5 which says, “You hem me in, behind and before…” There is this underlining message of God completely surrounding David. And that’s what I felt that snowy morning when God became real. Ten years ago today I woke up in the mountains of Maine. Only one more [...]
Creative & Crazy
"One of the difficulties with the creative life is that when we have creative breakthroughs, they may look and even be experienced as breakdowns." - Julia Cameron As a kid I had to chase them; those moments too good not to capture through word or paint or camera. I lived for those moments. Those glimpses when [...]
Cheers To Kindnees
Loving people is hard. We know this. We know this when unkind words come across our screens or when neighbors blare loud music at two in the morning. We ache in this when family seems impossible or friendships unreliable. To love isn't easy, but it's a necessity. It's what we were created and called to [...]
