Being About The Journey

Today the most basic expressions of love for the United States are treated as provocative and triggering. For generations, the U.S. flag in the front yard, standing for the national anthem, or celebrating the Fourth of July were shared civic habits that belonged to everyone. Now an American citizen who does those things can openly […]

In the morning, when there are no noisy interruptions, there is a rare kind of quiet. The house is still, the phone hasn’t started ringing, and the day hasn’t yet made its demands on us. In that stillness we have a chance to prepare, not just by making a list or drinking our coffee, but […]

Since the Democratic Socialist movement has taken center stage on the political Left, the traditional power structure of the Democrat Party has gone quiet. What was once a fringe faction dictating talking points on college campuses is now driving the Democrat Party’s policy agenda, the messaging, and the energy. From calls to defund, or the […]

I really think I’m beginning to sound like a broken record, but here’s another reminder. It’s important, so here it is. There’s no dress rehearsal for this life. You get one run, one set of years, one chance to be who you are in the world. Life is a one-time deal, not a draft you […]

During the past few years, millions of illegal aliens came to our country supposedly searching for a better life. That is the story we are told to justify it, that they are just hardworking people looking for opportunity and a chance to build something better for their families. And while that may be true for […]

One minute you are looking at empty hands, wondering how the bills will get paid, how the health scare will turn out, how the loneliness will lift. The pantry feels bare, the heart feels bare. We have all lived in that minute where faith feels thin because need feels so loud, and where you start […]

Every morning I spend quiet time trying to draw closer to God, but sometimes doubts fill my mind and I have questions. I’ve learned that examining my connection with God is not failure, it is how the connection grows. Faith becomes real when I pause to honestly ask where I stand with Him. […]

You’ve spent enough time blaming yourself for things that were mostly out of your control. The timing of other people’s choices, the way you were raised, the opportunities that never arrived, the losses that came without warning. You carried them as if you should have prevented them, as if more effort or more worry on […]

We all try to do the best we can in this life. The truth is our lives can become routine. Behind every tired smile at the grocery store, every short temper, every quiet act of kindness, there is someone carrying a weight we don’t see. We make choices with incomplete information, with old wounds and […]

A few days ago I was texting with a friend and we fell into a conversation about how decision making in our senior years feels different now. It isn’t that we have lost the ability to decide, it’s that the frame around every decision has changed. When time feels abundant you can afford detours. When […]