“Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.” – Augustine Recently, I was driving back home to Virginia from Indianapolis after almost 4 weeks of an absolute blast just resting and spending time w/my family over the holidays. As I was heading back … Continue reading
“I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord : be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.” Psalms 27:13-14 (KJV) In other words: I would not have made it if I … Continue reading
These days, I’m doing all I can to keep my heart from turning into a brick. And that’s not really saying much because I’m exhausted beyond words, rendering that “all I can” fairly ineffective. Seems like a heart in pieces is exponentially heavier and less mobile than a whole and happy one. I’m so over … Continue reading
“Not that I am implying that I was in any personal want, for I have learned how to be content (satisfied to the point where I am not disturbed or disquieted) in whatever state I am. I know how to be abased and live humbly in straitened circumstances, and I know also how to enjoy … Continue reading
Last night I had a strange dream. My mother and I were leaving a high school basketball game going to go pick up something for a family friend at her beauty shop. The shop was in a sketchy part of town, but we weren’t really concerned until it was time to exit the building. There … Continue reading