I am an inconvenience. This is the lie. Spoken in my mind over and over. Day in, day out. Not in words. The words are the deepest hardest to dig up roots. It was surfacing as that bristling feeling, I couldn't quite place why I felt that bristle so strongly at such minor provocation. Phrases [...]
Category: 4. Free writing
Free Writing #4
I had this epiphany tonight, while laying in bed with Riah and sitting in the rocking chair next to him, waiting for his coughing to settle enough and his wrestles little body to relax enough that he could fall asleep. Its a train of thought that I have been batting around for a while, circling [...]
Free Writing #3
At church a couple weeks back. The talk was about creating space for civil discourse. Being able to come together and talk about things that are uncomfortable or that we may not agree on. It’s a beautiful sentiment. And I want to believe that it’s true. But even in the moment I felt torn. Between [...]
Free Writing #2
It's really early. No coffee, nothing. Just put Riah on the bus and for the second day in a row Maddox is actually sleeping in. Well sort of, he was up for a while around 4:30am this morning. It's odd how when I type a time, and read it later, I don't so much read [...]
Free Writing #1
I'm going to try this. ten minutes of writing. No goal, no judgment. Just get it all out there. Man, this is hard. Not to think about what I'm saying before saying it. My head moves a lot faster then my hands. Even on a good day, its hard to keep up. so not sure [...]
Wrestling Quietly
While working today, I am trying to listen to some music. A little while ago Jon put a whole bunch of Jesus Culture music on my computer. I LOVE the sound of Kim Walker-Smith's voice. In the not so distant past I would have been in love with every song and every verse, and even [...]
Me In Progress 