Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Personal Stories”
The seasons are changing and school is back in session. Each year as I hear the brakes on the school bus squeak as they trek through the neighborhood I remember my childhood. I moved a lot as a child. I don’t mean that I was active (I was) but that I physically changed locations, houses, and schools a lot growing …
On a morning run at Lake Junaluska several years go I saw a bald eagle flying over the lake, dive-bombing a small goose desperately trying to get to safety. I don’t know that I had ever encountered our national emblem in the wild before that day. It was certainly a sight to see. The only thing more impressive was the …
Questions are amazing things. They are basically invitations. It’s nice to receive an invitation. Maybe you don’t have time to go to the party or attend the event but you were invited and given the opportunity to participate…. and that feels nice. A genuine, thoughtful question is the same. It is like rolling out a red carpet to someone saying ‘I would like to …
Often times the things that are in our hearts are completely out of reach. Where the world’s wisdom tells us how to self medicate and learn to cope with our inability to attain our dreams and desires, God’s Word implores us to engage our faith and see the impossible become reality. However, much like a turtle who is apprehensive to emerge …
This will be on more of a personal note than most of my posts. I write this blog each week as an effort to steward the gifts God has given me and discipline myself to get thoughts out of my head and into a clear (hopefully helpful), shareable format. However, there are days like today when it is simply an …
We tend to celebrate exciting new developments. You got a new job or started your own business? Yay! You bought a new car or a new house? Congratulations, it’s beautiful! Seldom do we go up to someone and say, “You’ve driven the same car for twelve years! You are managing your money so well and being super-wise by being so …