Trippin’ Over Roots

Anyone who has spent any time in the woods knows to beware of the roots. No matter how well-worn the trail might be, if there are trees around, then there are roots that knot their way across the paths.  In fact, I might even go so far as to say that to keep from tripping…

My Mom & #MeToo

My mom was sexually and physically abused throughout much of her childhood. I feel as if I can say that aloud now because she is dead now, and all of her abusers (that I know of) are dead now, too. Now that the abusers and the victim have moved on to another world, there is…

Blame it on Bruce

I remember wasting my summers doing exactly what Bruce told me not to do: "praying in vain for a savior to rise from these streets." I had big ideas in my head of what that guy would be like, even as he would say to me, "I'm no hero, that's understood," but I wanted every…

The Origin of Desire

Joshua 7 "I wanted it so badly," said Achan when Joshua confronted him with the sin of taking and keeping a cloak and some gold and silver from the ruins of Jericho. I wanted it so badly that I deliberately disobeyed the Lord. I wanted it so badly that I put my family, my clan,…

Sandusky Day

Thursday night, July 29, 2010 Short Post Today! I am wiped out! We had so much fun at Cedar Point today in Sandusky. We spent the entire day playing at a huge amusement park, and I didn't even get close to riding all the roller coasters I wanted to. Everyone in my group was way…