For years I had kept hoping that intimacy with God would blossom as soon as I got everything done, got everyone settled, got my environment just right and my calendar cleared. I counted on it to come as a reward for how hard I had worked, or at least as the built in consequence of …
I’ve started volunteering in an afterschool program. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to at first because I knew it would be even harder than teaching kids in high poverty. You only get one chance a week. Only a couple of hours. I knew I’d get attached immediately to their faces and their spirits. I …
I had to run today for those who can’t and won’t ever again because of yesterday and last week and last year and years ago- I had to run today because I always run for me for my health for my heart- But today I ran for him and her and them who …
I called yesterday to book Willie’s puppy bath only to find out that he was too old for a puppy bath! Now, if I want to take him to a friendly pet store so that they can fight the bath battle, then I have to pay for a bath for an adult German shepherd! Yikes! …
I have to just stop and laugh at Willie sometimes. Like when he falls off the bed because he doesn’t know how close to the edge he is or when he runs into the leg of a chair because he’s so excited about good or when he totally bites it because he’s so excited to …
Since it has been so warm and the change was kinda drastic, I decided to take Willie for a morning hike to see how that would work out. We have season passes to Biltmore, so it provides for the perfect setting close enough to make it to work on time and get a little fix …
I’m a new puppy mom, so there are often times that I wonder if I am teaching Willie what well-trained dogs should know. In this sense, it’s been really helpful to have a group of experienced dog owners to consult at the dog park. So far, Willie knows: Go Potty Sit Wait What’s in your …
Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s The Cost of Discipleship is a part of many preachers and ministers libraries as well as a part of seminary classes for students. When I encountered the Cost of Discipleship in my theological German class, I realized something immediately. When translated to English, the title and implications of the book changed. In German, Bonhoeffer’s …
There’s nothing like an afternoon at the dog park…that is unless it takes you 45 minutes to get there. There is a park that leads into the dog park park and Willie and I often park at the neighboring park and walk/run to the dog park. It proves to be a good release of energy …
Actually, this was two days after a race run, but the feeling is still the same. Although the Color Me Rad wasn’t a timed race, there is still something about race day atmosphere that gets into your veins and makes you run harder and faster, which inevitably makes the next individual run you do slower. …
