Have you ever asked the question, “Why am I here”? If you are reading this then the answer surely has to be a resounding “Yes” unless you are an incredibly fortunate person who has never encountered anything remotely adverse. No? Then you are a part of the normal population. Why am I here? is a … Read more
I came across this post I wrote on another blog I have, Not A Perfect Life, and I wanted to share it here. Although it has been two years since I turned 60 the words still resonate. Today is my last day being 59 years old. I guess it’s only natural that I am feeling … Read more
The enigma of the gospel is imperfect perfection. In our imperfections, we are made perfect (righteous) in Christ Jesus. This morning I read Paul David Tripp‘s New Morning Mercies and this is what it said; “If you obey for a thousand years, you’re no more accepted than when you first believed; your acceptance is based … Read more
Have you ever hear of the phrase “in the cracks”? Let me give you a point of reference. Some of my writer friends who feel called to write, sometimes say they have to find the time to write. It feels like they write in the cracks. That’s what living in the cracks feels like. What this … Read more
Today I will attend the funeral of a young man who is gone too soon. I didn’t know him well. In fact, I haven’t seen him since his wedding day which was over eight years ago, but he was around when my kids were growing up and there’s just something about Those Childhood Friends, whether … Read more
Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (ESV). I was thinking about the struggles I have had in my life. Not so much questioning why things happened, or if I … Read more
Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (ESV). I was thinking about the struggles I have had in my life. Not so much questioning why things happened, or if I … Read more
Today my little brother would have been fifty-nine years old. It’s hard to believe he would have been that old, but harder still to fathom him being gone for so long. I haven’t typically gone to the cemetery on his birthday or any other marked occasion, however, since my dad died, I go more often. … Read more
Every day we need it because this is so not a perfect life. After the day we just had in our country, how can we think we’ll ever NOT need it? After the year we had and all the things…we need it every day. I was reading New Morning Mercies by Paul David Tripp this … Read more
Psalm 139 is one of my favorite books in the Bible. Because this is not a perfect life we lead, this book brings comfort, especially during the chaos and confusion that we lived through in 2020, and, let’s be honest, the new chaos and confusion that will follow. We live in a fallen world as … Read more