In the fall of 2017 two big things happened in my life. First, in September I got sober after years of drinking in ways that I'm still...

They aren’t actually all different. That’s a myth that’s been busted. But it’s still a nice sentiment. And lack of originality Doesn’t...

I just did something I never, ever, in a billion years thought I would do. I finished my application to seminary. To some in my life,...

Six months ago I began a new job that is fully remote. Working from home has been a delight, but it has also forced me to find more...

A room full of friends and strangers All seated in neat and tidy rows In their sharpest outfits Brought together by a common force To...

Sinking feelings get a bad name Not all sinking feelings are omens Warning of sorrow and dread to come In fact if I can stay still A...

One of my great loves in this world is solo traveling. My “bucket list” is currently comprised of one item: visit* all 50 states alone....

Today I learned something important: The falling rain makes more than just one sound. Sitting next to my open window, The symphony of...

A love of trains runs in my family And through my veins The tracks of my DNA call out To the tracks that stretch across borders Memories...

They're perpetually overflowing, And yet somehow I know I will always find space For just one more. Sometimes I look at the crowded...

Oh, how we cheat and rob This Westernized Christ Child Of love and family and divine entropy, As every December We dust off the nativity...

It creeps up on you. Because at first it feels like light. Your wick is fresh and waxy. You have so much to give. You’re on fire, baby!...

Sometimes, instead, it looks like Really craving mac and cheese And ordering a salad For the sixth day in a row; Or like eating the same...

The year was 2018, And for the first time ever, Our team spread their wings Winning the game of the year, Finally earning their rings....

Right there In the arms of a stranger Whose name I never got, Who never asked mine. Right there Where I melted into her Soft, thick,...