Hidden Treasures

“The time is passing by I often pray before I lay down by your side. If you receive your calling before I awake Could I make it through the night Cherish the Love we have We should cherish the life we live.” -Kool & The Gang Wow. It’s been awhile since I sat down to […]

Tripped Up

“You give me cause for love that I can’t hide…” -Johnny Cash Just hearing the phrase “double doozey” can send clear images of two wall sized cookies with about 20pounds of the good sugary icing doused in between. The damage of this monstrous size delicacy was so obvious that I would literally eat this doozey […]

Found It

I have learned through my years to buy cheap headphones and sunglasses. I tend to lose or misplace them over and over. I justify getting another pair if I buy the cheapies. But it’s a whole different game when you lose something of great value. Searching high and wide, retracing your exact steps, sticking your […]

Bated Breath

“And I will fall at your feet…and I will worship you here.” -Hillsong Live Have you ever anticipated something for so long that when it actually happened you weren’t really sure how to respond. How to breathe. How to stand. Almost needing to pinch yourself in disbelief; not wanting the moment to end. “Heaven doesn’t […]

Big Dog

“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight…it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” -Mark Twain The week before the NYC Tri and settling in seems a distant reality. Nervous, anticipating, wondering, worst-case scenarioing everything from losing my sister, my goggles, my tires and my breath. I have been thinking about […]

Broken Walls

“And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and word of their testimony…” Revelation 12:11 Who doesn’t enjoy a nice praise or accolade? Recognition of something done, accomplished, made better because of something you did or said; yet how often do we forget to say thank you. I know too many times […]

Foot Ease

” I somehow find you and I collide” -Howie Day They didn’t know I saw. Working on confrontational naming; a deck of picture cards and the sun piercing in the window. He had the given socks on; the ones with the grip on the bottom and the fuzzy fur was all loose and extended at […]