Red Van Reminders

Sometimes I need a reminder of how we’ve gotten through (or rather, how God has gotten us through) big issues in the past, as an encouragement to get through a big issue I might currently be going through. I’m reminded of one particularly difficult time...

A Strangely Blank Slate

Normally, I have tons of great ideas for blog posts and writing in general. I know that I even had a few good ideas for posts, but I didn’t write them down. Now I can’t remember what they were. This is kind of like how things are going in general in my...

Why does my heart ache?

Recently I felt it again. This funny ache in my heart. Not as in some sort of health condition. But this pang of emotion and hurt that I have had a hard time putting my finger on. I can’t decide if it’s longing, or regret, or grief, or maybe even...

Am I Cooler Online?

A ‘long’ time ago now (I don’t know how long it was, like 2 years?) I played a MMPORTSG (massive multi-player online real-time strategy game – and I’m not even sure if that’s what they are really supposed to be called) with my...

Best Friend or Best FriendS?

I’d like to write something of my own on this subject, and I probably will write more later. But I recently heard a poem that says a lot. I loved it, and wanted to share it with you. I tried to find the title and the author, but I’ve not been...

Our Perception of Beauty

I mentioned in my Weigh-In Wednesday: Week 1 that I am on a mission to look and feel better. Yet even as I’m setting health and fitness goals for my upcoming trip to BlissdomCanada in Toronto in October, I’m also trying hard to come to terms with some...