Vision of Glory
One thing I ask of the LORD, This is what I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD All the days of my life, To gaze upon the beauty of the LORD And to seek him in his temple. For in the day of trouble He will keep me safe in his […]
Get Real and Heal
Ok. So here I go again, getting all vulnerable and transparent. I hate it. And I love it. I hate it because why in the world would anyone want to expose themselves for anyone and everyone to see, to know? Because such raw exposure can have devastating consequences. For heaven’s sake! Someone I don’t know […]
Vision of Glory
Psalm 8 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, […]
Ticked Off But Moving On
Tick. Tick. Tick. The time ticks off the clock. It’s 2 AM and the Florida moon is an illuminated sliver on its side. The screen bends the light into a cross slicing straight through the center. I want to grab that moon by the tail and swing as a child, my curls swaying along with […]
Finding Purpose in the Sick and Tired
I have been sick and tired. Literally. For exactly two weeks as of today. I’m familiar with respiratory ailments like bronchitis and I’ve even had pneumonia a couple times in the past but nothing has ever leveled me like what turned out to be Influenza A. I’ve always wondered why people die from the flu. […]
Free From Shame
So he stands there across the island from me, all grown up, wanting so much to be a man, to be seen as a man. I ask him. I ask him, though I vowed to myself I wouldn’t. I wouldn’t get into his business because he doesn’t want us in his business. But it’s so […]