November 22nd, 20174423Dear readers, I am preparing for quite a funk this coming holiday season. My life is turned upside down. Things are changing, and this is inevitable. Changes have been coming for a while, but we all know that the holiday season can be taxing in such a situation. And I want you to know that I am trying to remain thankful and...
June 22nd, 2017282“I rebel.” Very simply put, this is the most important thing you can come to grips with, and become part of. And yeah, me, of the first estate by vocation, I will teach this to the bitter end. There are evil and nefarious forces in the world masquerading as goodness, trying to steal the inherent beauty in each of us. There are...
April 22nd, 2016383I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see... 'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. - Amazing Grace Did you ever lose something of dear importance? Car keys when you are late, a child in a packed department store? We all have, to one degree or another. Then the friends mobilize...
September 23rd, 20152102As far as we know so far, in the life of Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, we see a growth from farmboy to hero; from innocent child to mature adult. The unspoken thing in each of those phrases is the path in between. Luke went from moisture farmer to student to hero pilot. He went from his innocence, through an awakening to a cause...
January 21st, 201526350 Valentine’s Day is almost upon us and some would say, “Love is in the air.” Of course, there are others that would go out of their way to avoid such romanticized cliché and literally dodge Cupid’s Arrow all together. On the other hand, is it really possible to prevent Love from happening? To deny someone, even thyself, the...