My last cup of coffee // beginning the GAPS journey

(This is not the typical content of this blog, but here are some thoughts about what is happening in my life lately and my current journey with the GAPS protocol.) Two days ago I had my last cup of coffee. It was extravagant. It had whipped cream on top. And yes, it was pumpkin-flavored. There…

the vine.

I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from you can do nothing. - John 15:5 Today the tattoo struck again. Farmer's market was over, and I was standing in line with Israel at the food truck. Another…

Kiss the Wave // 2018

  I keep trying to think of a song, or a phrase, or a story, to sum up this year. I must have begun writing this half a dozen times, doing the whole reflection thing we all do at the end of the year. This year, the reflecting was hardcore. A few days before Christmas,…

on baptism and small miracles.

Last year on August 6, I was in Colorado. It was Sunday night and there were new guests at the ranch, but one of my friends covered for me serving and I was able to sneak back to staff quarters for a little while. I went into my room, praying that my cell service would…

God speaks through Pandora stations.

8/11/18 God speaks through Pandora stations. He must, because He got a message through to me last night. Sometimes it's hard to get a message through to me. I have a hard thick head. But He always does, some way or another. I guess this time He couldn't get me away from my phone long…