Painfully Hopeful

Sunset in the Parking Lot

Tonight I was out running errands with my wife, and when we emerged from the grocery store we were greeted by one of the most stunning sunsets I have ever seen. A line of clouds stretched across the sky near the horizon, and the Sun had just behind it’s front. This caused the sunlight to…

Unpacking Returned

Here is another unexpected interlude to the story I wasn’t expecting during my initial outline. It serves as a fitting send off for a fallen friend, and allows for some character development at the same time. It amazes me how the needs of the tale manage to create these turns, even long after I began…

Mobile Raw Photography

I’ve had a stressful couple of days. In the grand scheme of life these are really nothing more than deep sighs, but sometimes dozens of deep sighs can create some big internal tension. This tension needs a decent outlet. Yesterday actually provided an outlet for the box of stress in which I am currently living….

Fiction Tuesday – Returned

Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link Terrin’s hand had become limp in Jeremy’s grasp, but the youth refused to let go. Ama knelt beside him, weeping openly. Tollen and Michael, both ashen-faced, forced themselves to turn…

The Post

I saw this on a photo-walk today, just as I was beginning my turn home. This fence is entirely blocked by trees and bushes from the house it surrounds. It is, in fact, so hidden from view I wonder if the owners even remember this fence exists. This post, holding it’s own despite significant deterioration,…

Remembrance

Today being 9/11, I wrestled with how to properly reflect on this day in our country’s history. As a rule I do not allow patriotic celebrations in worship, as the actions we take in worship reveal to what or whom our worship is directed 1. And yet it is right to remember this day —…