Stretching and Being Stretched

I recently read two very different Star Trek AOS fan fics. In the first fic, the author did some really amazing things with Spock’s childhood and how his father’s disapproval and his peers’ bullying formed him into someone with serious issues in how...

The Art of Not Knowing–Flexible Plans

Earlier this week I was so focused on finishing my plan that I was like a bulldozer. I ignored all the little detours that were necessary and it ended up taking way longer than it should have–that whole “a stitch in time saves nine” thing? Yeah, I...

A Culture of Mediocrity

I just went through a major disillusionment. It wasn’t a fun experience. I mean, I was happy in my delusions. Lately, I’ve been reading some of the comments on fan fics, which is something I don’t usually do. It’s not pretty. I sorta feel like...

Joy & Presence

Last week was rough. A death in our family. Drama in other parts of our family. Sick kids. A ton of things on my to-do list. It felt overwhelming. I’ve been thinking about joy a fair amount for the past several weeks. Becoming a person who’s characterized...

Loving the Truth

This morning when I was doing my Bible study, this verse jumped out at me: 2 Thess 2: 10b They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. (NIV) Now, obviously, if you read 2 Thessalonians this passage is talking about people who reject God,...

Multiplying Time

So…. *twiddles thumbs* How was your week? Mine’s been good–very, very busy, but good. A while ago I read this blog post (and I just finally got around to watching the TED talk she references this week–it was really good!) about multiplying...
Verified by ExactMetrics