Category archives: Nonfiction
Next steps
Give to me miles of tall evergreens And the smell of the ocean and cool mountain breeze Won’t you please? – The Lonely Forest Welp, I am one step closer to a new life. Today I sent in my application… continue reading »
Good grief
My Heart is a Room In a Ramshackle House Where the shades have been drawn And all scenery is gone -The Lonely Forest — I haven’t blogged in a while, because I’ve been sick and consequently lazy. I spent three… continue reading »
28-day goals
I’ve said that I need to make goals — I’m finally making them. I can’t live long without goals. (Heh, I’ll keel over.) So here they are. They’re 28-day goals: 1. I will read the book of Isaiah. I… continue reading »
Good day
I (finally) finished watching Paris, Je T’Aime yesterday. The nice thing about that movie is how non-linear it is. I have basically been watching it for weeks now. In the last 30 minutes or so of the movie, I found… continue reading »
Day 17
‘Cause you’re a g–damn fool You’re a g–damn fool You’re a g–damn fool And I love you Yeah, I love you – David Bazan — It’s Day 17, and I’m a mess. It’s hard being at home, because I always missed… continue reading »
Ruthless Trust, loc. 488-489
The antithesis of giving thanks is grumbling. The grumblers live in a state of self-induced stress. Like the crew of vineyard workers who had labored from dawn to dusk and felt cheated when latecomers received the same wage (Matt. 20:1-16),… continue reading »
Cease Striving
“Cease striving and know that I am God.” The most beautiful thing I learned from Nathan was the importance of peace. It’s all he wants in life — now, it’s all I want. Throughout Scripture God tells his people to… continue reading »
Death, and Day 13
Everything must die. — The word of the LORD came to me: “Son of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes. Yet do not lament or weep or shed any… continue reading »
Days 10 & 11
Day 10. — I woke up crying. I’ve written before how I’m the happiest in the morning, and then it fades from there. No, today I woke up crying. I am alright now, thanks to hugs and friends and coffee… continue reading »
Day 9
Day 9 was no good. — “She was crying the way a woman cries who is no longer surprised to be crying.” – Jayber Crow