Write to Give Life, One Word at a Time
I’m tired, and I don’t know where to start. Perhaps, I should do what I would advise others do: Just start. Just say something. You see, for a deliberate, throwing […]
I’m tired, and I don’t know where to start. Perhaps, I should do what I would advise others do: Just start. Just say something. You see, for a deliberate, throwing […]
Sometimes the stutter of my thoughts causes me to want to scream. No kidding. Type a syllable, delete a syllable. Stare at the screen. Stretch. Type another syllable, add a […]
I’ll forever remember the sound of my heart bursting as I crested the hill. Women dancing colorful, moving as flames flickering in the wind, singing praise in their outside voices, […]
I’m sitting here this morning, amping for a day of pushing a project through what seems a tiny keyhole, and I notice my nephew eating his breakfast. He shoves half […]
For me, that would be today. A hard day. It’s late. I’m tired. I’m sick. I’m emotional. One of my projects is in hyper wound up mode to stay on track […]
Since the start of this web development venture, I try to do at least one thing each day that keeps me moving forward in it. Some days I read articles […]
First thing this Monday I’m on the phone doing business with Verizon. While they “experience heavier than normal call volume,” I decide to tap out My 500 Words. At first […]
O God of such truth as sweeps away all lies, of such grace as shrivels all excuses, come now to find us for we have lost our selves in a […]
After spending Christmas with family at my sister’s new home in Georgia, I’m back at my desk, reflecting. Being with family and friends in their personal space allows for insight […]
“He didn’t make it.” The sting of those words scattered my thoughts. They’re the words my brother used when he called Mom late that Friday night, five years ago yesterday. […]
It’s unusual you would hear from me two days in a row, but I need to tell you honestly, I can’t help myself. While I spent yesterday fasting and focusing […]
Somewhere between the coming and the going today, I stopped. And I remembered. A picture of Christ came into view that I’d long forgotten. I wept. How could it be? […]
I came across a post entitled “3 Things I Want My Son to Know About Porn” from Brandon Andress when two different friends from two different circles posted it to their facebook […]