Fish Eyes

You know, sometimes, i sit down to write something because i feel like i have something to say, but, most of the time, i don’t really know what it is i want to say. At the moment, I have three thoughts that seem unrelated, but they are three thoughts nonetheless; First, that i am prone …

When Worlds Collide

Many people I know are grieving today. Some grieve the death of a loved one, the impending death of a loved one and still others of us grieve, not the dead, but the living. Grief is a strange thing; burdensome and painful, yet necessary. It seems to be and makes us feel…backwards…it makes us feel …

Ash Wednesday

Several years ago, i had a rather embarrassing moment with a co-worker (i wrote a blog post about it, i’ll see if i can find it).  It was on Ash Wednesday, and having forgotten that fact, i proceeded to tell a female co-worker of mine, that she had some dirt on her forehead.  I thought …

Justice

the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments.  the quality of being just, impartial, or fair.  conformity to truth, fact, or reason

One of those days…

I have unanswered prayers I have trouble I wish wasn’t there And I have asked a thousand ways That you would take my pain away You would take my pain away I am trying to understand How to walk this weary land Make straight the paths that crooked lie Oh Lord, before these feet of …

Denial Isn’t Just a River

It’s Nate, checking in with a thought. A co-worker (and oft-times travel partner) and I were on the way to the airport this morning. We made smalltalk and then fell into silence for a while. I tuned the rental car’s XM radio to “The Message”, one of the contemporary Christian stations, and over the next …

The Bliss of Ignorance…

People, particularly children, act out of three simple motivations…. Obedience…Rebellion…and Ignorance. The trick, as a parent, is to reward one, correct the other, and endure yet another…and to do so justly, mercifully, and humbly.

Wedding Dress

If you could love me as a wife and for my wedding gift, get your life Should that be all I’d ever need or is there more I’m looking for and should I read between the lines and look for blessings in disguise To make me handsome, rich, and wise Is that really what you …