This morning I’m sitting at a modishly swank coffee shop in the NoDa district of Charlotte. I’ve got a couple hours to kill before going under the needle again… or should I say lots of needles. I love these days. It’s a good thing the Lord has not chosen to make me steward over larger… Read More Little Lion Man…
Another long stretch without writing… I really need to find a way to accept this. Life races ahead rapidly as usual. I am working intentionally to cherish these moments and days, and to not wish them away. My son is growing so fast that it truly is difficult to believe. His personality and character are… Read More God’s stormy voice…
I absolutely must pursue my God with a more fervent zeal than I currently am. My besetting, consistent, cyclical sins can only be overcome by a heart that is saturated in the Presence of Jesus. This is the message that the Spirit of God has been whispering to my heart lately. I feel consistently stuck… Read More Zeal, necessary and elusive…
I had wished to journal a little more frequently than this, but instead I am finding out that life with a very young child leaves hardly any room to wash my face, much less sit down and write. Every parent talks about this, and every budding parent knows it in his head. The experience of… Read More A deep, abiding love…
I am thoroughly enjoying the opportunity to bond with my son. He has done so well with this transition. God has truly given us a “good” baby. I’ve heard the horror stories from other friends of kids crying non-stop with all sorts of medical problems. We are so richly blessed with this boy – who… Read More Loving him…
My lack of posting lately is due to the whirlwind of preparing for one’s first child. It’s a different whirlwind than what will be once he’s here, and it’s most certainly a whirlwind I’ve never experienced before. Just at the end of last week we finally had a few evenings where we had nothing that… Read More Any day now…
Today is my very last birthday as an individual who has no birthed children. I enjoy meditating on such facts. I’ve spent a full 30 years of my life without the responsibility of a little one depending on me. Now that chapter of my life is drawing to its final pages. The Lord has timed… Read More The Last One…
