He Was With Me

So, did you ever feel something deep down that you didn’t know what to do with? A feeling that you just couldn’t shake? A pile of rocks churning and tumbling in your belly that wouldn’t stop somersaulting . . . almost like a high speed train with failed breaks? And no matter how much the …

After the big reveal, the one where I found everything out in more detail than I probably should have, a new pastoral acquaintance of mine encouraged me to not focus so much on what had been revealed to me but to focus on God. “Sure, I’ll focus on God,” I promised him. Humph. Now how …

Why do folks say you must put God first? How does that even go? How can you put God above your man (or woman)? Your kids? Your bills? How is that even possible? Humph. He wasn’t here paying my bills. He wasn’t cooking dinner for me after a long day of work. He wasn’t physically …

Nothing. I’m just like everybody else on this planet earth. I’m trying to live life the best that I can one day at a time. I’m trying to figure out what living my best life is though. Is it staying healthy? Being with the people I love. Staying out of trouble? Helping strangers? Binge watching …

So you know that free will I’ve talked about? The free will that was gifted to all of us since the beginning of time? The free will that I sometimes really don’t want because I just want to be told by God what to do and when to do it? Yea THAT free will. I …

My engagement ring was lovely. It was white gold and had a solitary diamond in the middle surrounded by smaller stones on either side. My wedding ring complimented my engagement ring perfectly with small diamonds encased in white gold. His was the manly version of mine and we had our names engraved on each other’s …

God is not a dictator. He gave us all free will. Why He did that I do not know. There are times when I just want to be told what to do, how to think, and what to say. I mean, free will is a wonderful gift but it sorta interferes with my direct reception …