12/31/2025

A beautiful sunrise Stayed up late last night reading until way up in the morning. I have no idea when I put the book down and went to sleep. I do know that it was still dark outside. And then when I rolled out, the sun was just starting to light the eastern sky outside the bathroom window. A beautiful sunrise. Today is like the last steps up to the precipice that marks the end…

12/30/2025

Dirty Pages I guess it’s ok that I let Daisy sleep on a blanket next to my feet on the bed when Heather is out of town. She just parks there, tired from the day, and doesn’t move until it’s time to get up, which for me, is about 5:30. Especially this time of year when I feel sorta ok “sleeping in.” Yeah, I think it’s ok. She was Heather’s idea anyway. I’ve read a…

12/29/2025

To forget me Reading this book about learning to pray like a child again. Where “we find ourselves in a new story where anything is possible, where we always get what’s best, where miracles happen every day, and where problems are opportunities for a greater experience of Jesus.” I want that. To let go of the desire to control my outcomes. To let go of trying to present everything in order. Because everything isn’t in…