A New Year /A New Rest From Stress?

Dec. 31st. New Years approaches. We can tend to think about how we can “fix” ourselves to make us better than the year before. Dreams that often include over commitments, which don’t really last but sound good to the ego. It is what fills up my gym parking lot from January through to early March. […]

As The Deer Pants

There was a song in my Christian journey that really typified my heart back in the day that, if I were honest, I kind of miss. Not the song, but the innocence I had and the deep passion for wanting to know God that the first line of the lyrics reminds me of. I was […]

God’s Repurposed Paradise–Behind the Bushes of Mesopotamia

ChatGpt is my friend quite a bit these days. I know it has its faults and isn’t always correct, so I watch for that, trust me. Recently on TikTok, a lot of people have been in my algorithm proposing that Jesus Christ and the Apostle Paul taught polar opposite things. It seems to be an […]

Atheists On Tik Tok

I’m not sure whether it is the algorithm or not, but on my TikTok feed, there is a spike of Atheists daring others to prove that God exists. It’s part interesting and part annoying. I’m not sure exactly why as a spiritual person, I’m getting the opposite of my interest, but go figure. And don’t […]

Your Transformation: Not a One and Done

Ancient Inspiration About the Long Haul Matthew 19:23-26 King James Version (KJV)Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for […]

Getting Unstuck In A World Of Distractions

So something happened today that hasn’t happened in a long time. It is very simple and yet I know for some of you, it is something profound and you will relate to it in this day and age of social media addiction and high negative climate. Today, I was walking through a trail in the […]

The Hurt We Carry

(Yes, I Am Back!) Hi, if you are paying attention, I chose not to leave. Substack is sort of blahhh. So I will do both. Let me catch you up on what you missed. At our core, we have a need to be loved, accepted, and seen for who we are. Many of us don’t […]

My Debates With Pastor Trucker LongHair

There is a saying we all know very well: ‘that’s the last straw’. For those of us on the more progressive side of things, and who like the idea of things of oh, I don’t know…. a fuctioning republic over a dictatorship, this Trump presidency is descending us into new levels of hell. While our […]

When You Wish Upon A Star & A Dream Doesn’t Come True

It happens in small ways or in big ways. It might be a job promotion, a wish for a partner, or a dream home. It could have been a different presidential candidate.. eh hem. You could find that most of the ideal dreams or visions you had for yourself are now running on plans b, […]

The 50 Shades of 2024 in the U.S.

I want to preface my encapsulation of 2024 by saying , for myself, I have had a good year. I feel guilty like I did when Covid was happening for feeling I had been thriving during it as an introvert. On top of that, I began a hop, skip, and jump in my career that […]