Years ago i had a custom bracelet engraved with my two favorite bible verses. One on the outside where people can see, and the other on the inside against my skin. The one on the outside is Jeremiah 29:11, my favorite bible verse, and it reads: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares …
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A Change in Perspective
A little over a month ago something happened that changed my perspective on life. I realized that nothing i had valued mattered. Nothing i had previously feared was scarey, and i did not yet understand the depth of the word “pain” and what it meant. For 3 weeks i prayed ceaselessly and more intensely than …
Resolution
My credit is on the mend. The bill collectors are gone. The phone is quiet. I no longer have a loan in my name. I am awaiting the title in the mail. To be clear, the only reason i am standing here is because of a finance mole from austin placed into a hotbed of …
I Hear You. I am Here.
In the week leading up to the treatment an argument ensued between myself and the oak wilt crew leader. We had been dealing with a historic level drought. Never had it been so hot, so early, and for so long, with so little rain. i mowed my grass once this year. Some mowed not at …
My Jesus Take the Wheel moment
It was probably 5 o clock in the morning. It was pitch black. I was driving into town for work when all of a sudden a head and shoulder emerged from the darkness and i realized an axis doe had entered the stream of my left headlight. I was on the highway. The deer was …
An Answer to Prayer
On March 3rd God blessed my best friend and her husband with their second little one in the land of the living, no doubt fiercely guarded by the siblings in heaven that had already gained their wings and blanketed by the prayers of many who had called on Jesus to hold this child’s hand and …
The Ultimate Canvas
I have always thought of the sky as God’s canvas. Just like a mortal artist, i believe he paints. Only, he works in mediums other than oil or acrylic. Dust/smog, light, and water are blended together on the daily to make thousands of beautiful pictures over time…the paintbrush being wind.
Stupidity, Bad Luck, and the Power of Prayer
There was no initial sound that happened as my foot missed the side of that porch step; no audible snap, pop, or crack. It was anyone’s guess what i’d done but i knew it wasn’t good. I had a plate of beans and rice in my hand and before i knew it, it was on …
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Thank You Lord
A cold front had come in, making it 90 instead of 100. It felt unusually cool to my Texan skin, used to the heat radiating from everything the sun touched as if each object not in shadow was a stove. I sat on the front porch and watched the sun set. For the first time …
Satellite Internet
I was torn. With the introduction of indoor laundry and satellite internet it seemed i was moving away from the old fashioned ways of doing things that i had sought to return to in the first place. It felt wrong and dirty to be moving towards bringing technology to my little slice of wilderness. However, …