Election Day
This year seems to have seen more than its fair share of chaos: natural disasters, a pandemic, economic shutdowns, civil unrest—just to name a few. But despite all of that, I am grateful that I live in a country where I have the freedom to vote. When I cast...
Pulling the Weeds of Ungodly Beliefs
Pulling weeds recently in a neglected section of the backyard flower bed, I was amazed at how large some of the roots were to the dandelion plants that had managed to grow several feet tall. The main root went deep and was several inches across. Shaped similar to a...
Digging up the Root of Anger
Anger. We all feel it to one extent or another. We’ve all experienced it as a reaction to circumstances or how people treat us in different situations. Most times, we even believe we’re justified for feeling angry because we think we have the right to feel that way, especially...
The Masks We Hide Behind
When Executive Order 63 was enacted here in the Commonwealth of Virginia at the end of May as part of the plan to begin opening back up after all of the pandemic craziness, there was a section I was extremely ticked off about. It was the part that made...
Permission to Grieve
Strapping in for the full-price emotional roller coaster ride of grief is a daunting proposition. To make matters worse, unlike the admission pass to an amusement park you excitedly buy for yourself, grief’s ticket is usually handed to you by others. Life then seems to wink at you with...