I have tended to hate messes.  As a child, I turned inside out at the thought of jumping in a mud puddle.  At the first sign of getting my hands dirty during art period in school, I was petitioning my teacher for a hall pass. Those external preferences of “not getting dirty” seemingly reflected what…

Imagine a world where you got your way 100% of the time. Initially, that may sound like a great thing, but slow down long enough to really chew on that point and you’ll quickly realize what a disaster that would be.  As humans, our emotions, opinions, and personal preferences can be all over the place,…

I’m sure you’ve experienced it.  There you are, driving down the road, when all of a sudden something catches your eye. Your head swivels around to look at whatever breath-taking scenery, historical landmark, or traffic accident you happen to be passing.  By the time you put your attention back on the road, you realize you’ve…

Ever feel out of place?  Yeah, me too. Many times I have felt like a seagull trying to navigate my day alongside peacocks. Allow me to explain… I grew up along the shoreline of Lake Superior and got to watch seagulls daily – they did everything from walk up to picnickers and unabashedly beg for…

Have you ever tried to put toothpaste back into the tube?  It’s pretty much impossible, isn’t it?  And, once it’s out, it can be quite a mess to clean up. I have lost count of the times where my words have been like renegade toothpaste squeezed out of its tube without restraint.  Moments when, in…

Do you ever sit down to pray and just feel overwhelmed?  There’s so many needs, hurts, and intense human suffering right now, that it can feel paralyzing.  Where do you even begin? Then, when you do find the words to pray, do you wonder if it even makes a difference?  In a landscape as chaotic…