A Brief Chat with Destiny
This past Friday, I had what was likely the most important phone call of my life. It was important for a number of reasons – both personally...
Read moreGravespitting
You’re spitting on her grave. That’s what the text message said. No, I’m actually not kidding. There’s a...
Read moreThe Three-Year Mark
This Saturday will mark three years since I last heard her voice. Three years since her fingers intermingled with mine. Three years since she took...
Read moreWisdom from Whales
I’m sure most of you have seen the video of the orca mother mourning the death of her newborn calf. It went viral last month, matriculating...
Read moreThe Matchmaker Delusion
Why do people watch The Bachelor? There has to be some reason, because nearly 10 million people tune in every week. When asked, most folks will...
Read moreFamiliar Trees
I see him up ahead of me. Jeans and flannel shirt, work boots high-stepping through the briars. Blue cap on gray hair, sweat rings circling the...
Read moreThe Toymaker
The thing about magic is that we rarely recognize it. In fact, that’s sort of what makes it magic. No one really wants to know how Houdini...
Read moreThe Whole Man
We all possess a distinctly unique identity. Given to us by God, it’s inherent and unalienable, impervious to circumstance. It was with us...
Read moreRock Bottom
We’ve all been there. And unfortunately, most of us will be again. Grief is a manic, undulating journey riddled with tortuous switchbacks...
Read moreImpossible
I recently had the privilege of traveling to Scotland, where I spent a week visiting an old friend. He attends school in St. Andrews, a quaint...
Read morePain, My Old Friend
Only pain can see itself in the mirror. This past week, I went to Birmingham to help my uncle, who owns a small chain of fireworks stores in the...
Read moreCrossroads
Trauma always leaves a mark. We can act unscathed, maintain appearances, deftly manage the expectations others place on us. We can say all the...
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