Sheesh. It’s so quiet here. Just a quiet, sporadic drip of blood falling to the ground. I didn’t manage a single post for the month of April. It’s only the second such quiet month since I started blogging in 2005 … Continue reading
The origins of this book are mysterious. It was on the bottom shelf of a bookcase in our home office, next to all my other journals I’ve kept through the years. In spite of its obscure placement, it has some special features. … Continue reading
I haven’t blogged for 40 days. The last such stretch of stillness was in January of 2005, right between “My first blog entry of all time… // I’m not sure if I have any profound thoughts today for the good of … Continue reading
I haven’t written much lately because I’ve been writing so much lately — and also building up a cache of experiences about which I’ll eventually be able to write. It’s been bad for the blog, I know. I only managed … Continue reading
It’s Spring Break here in Kent now. After school today, Cor brought home a project he’d been working on this week. It perfectly summarizes the shift from winter to spring that we’re currently experiencing. Here’s Cor’s story (with my translation, for readability): … Continue reading
I just completed the first draft of the first chapter of what I hope might become my first book. I’m pretty excited about it. The story is not at all ready to share with the world or anything like that, … Continue reading
I resented the belts, buckles, and straps. I was embittered by the heavy equipment on my back, and I detested the steep incline I had to traverse to get to the meeting point. I hated the physics of it all — the heat of muscular exertion, … Continue reading
I’m in bed by 10:30 PM most nights. I fall asleep within two minutes of turning off the bedside lamp and laying my head on the pillow. Tonight it’s been two-and-a-half hours. I cannot sleep. I cannot speak. I feel a … Continue reading
I’ve been blogging for almost ten years now: “Casual and critical observations on life, love, and faith, in the form of short prose and photography.” I’ve enjoyed the hobby — though I certainly haven’t been the most popular on the internet … Continue reading
“So beautiful! How can I learn how to do that?!?” This is what I kept thinking as I read through Frederick Buechner’s rendering of Jacob’s story. His novel is remarkably true to the biblical facts, and yet it has a … Continue reading
