the gift of the present
I don’t know about you, but I have trouble being present… often. I am so tempted to look to the future, to dwell on what will happen, to obsess over what is yet to...
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stopping to smell the roses
“Stop and smell the roses.” It’s a cliche phrase, I know… Or, is it? I just found this journal entry I wrote a few months back: Remember when you were a kid, and the world...
nothing is wasted.
Have you ever looked back on a failed relationship and thought, “What a waste?” Have you looked back on years spent on a seemingly fruitless career and wondered, “What’s the point of it all?” ...
are you at the end of your rope?
Have you ever felt as if you were hanging on by a thread? At the end of your rope? Have you felt as if today were just too much to face, not to mention...
walk by faith
“I want to be your hands. I want to be your feet. I’ll go where you send me.” – Audio Adrenaline, Hands and Feet I feel as if the Lord has sent me here to LA....
joy comes in the morning
I woke up early this morning to clean up after a Halloween party I had at my place last night. We were supposed to have it up on my roofdeck. The forecast said it...
are you afraid of the light?
There used to be a show on Nickelodeon growing up called, “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” While I was not afraid of the dark, I was afraid of that show. I think in our...
are you gasping for air?
Recently the Lord spoke to me very clearly. I scrambled for the notes section of my phone at 3:07am to write down these words that appeared on my lips: “When you walk through the...
dreams in which I’m dying
“The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had.” – Roland Orzabal, Mad World These lyrics, though they seem morbid at first, actually have some inspiring truth. You see, dreams that...
Is God holding out on you?
“Is God holding out on me…?” I have found myself asking that question… more than once in the last few years. Have you been there yourself? Doubted? Questioned? Waited? For far too long… For...
