What Are We Doing With Our Freedom?
Everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial. What it truly means to be free.
Kindling and Firebreaks
Like wildfire,apathy rarely arrivesunprovoked.The conditions develop over time:a long drought,an atmosphere heavywith things left to smolder.Every word spoken,or deeply neglected,is a match dropped in dry wood.Every moment of unworthinessdries out the forest floor.The kindling screams for attention,then falls silent,allowing the fire to burn.Whether wild or…
Glimmers of Hope in Golden Places
If only we would slow down, listen, and try to alleviate those burdens for others… it might just heal us, too.
Avoidance Dressed Up as Acceptance
Over the weekend, I came across this quote on Threads: “That’s just how they are” is not a solution. It’s avoidance dressed up as acceptance. – Dr. Tracy Dalgleish It’s a hauntingly accurate description of a trap many of us fall into. How often do…
Vera Ruth Eskridge (1934-2026)
Some of my earliest memories are with Grandma Ruth. Growing up just four houses down the street, my childhood was defined by her presence. I remember the ease of walking to her house whenever I wanted, the many days spent together after school, and the…
The Long Shadow of a Short Life
Why the brevity of life should empower us to be courageous.
The Roads We Travel
In A Brighter Blueprint, I reference this famous poem by Robert Frost: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth;…
Ten Years Since I Last Held You
A Note for Tori I cannot believe it’s been ten years since I last held you. I hope you know how much we love you. You’d love your little brothers (at least I think you would, but they’d probably annoy you as all siblings do).…
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My new book, A Brighter Blueprint: The Twelve Threads of Effective Advocacy, launches in just three days! Every preorder will receive not only a signed copy, but also a small gift from me to thank you for your support! Place your preorders before 11:59pm on…
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