3:157 – Showing Respect #faithbites #faithjourney respect What does it mean to respect someone or something? How do you show respect? Today, I was in a debate about protesting by kneeling during the national anthem. This post isn’t about that, but rather the concept of what does it mean to show respect. Is it different for different people? When we […]
3:149 – Quiet, Please! #faithbites #faithjourney please Quarantine life has hit a new high or low. My tank is empty. I need a break. Just some quiet. It’s not that anyone is being bad or doing wrong things, just on eggshells right now. I went out to sit on the deck, and my youngest followed me for a snack. I […]
3:146 – Choose To Say Nothing #faithbites #faithjourney nothing I like to talk and share my opinion. The hardest thing can be to day nothing. I was in a situation where many people were sharing ideas that I disagreed with and was less than factual. I could have corrected them, I could have pulled out facts but that would have […]
3:137 – God May Have Already Answered Your Prayers #faithbites #faithjourney already It was 5:30 AM and the dog woke me up. I took him outside into the backyard. It was blurry as I didn’t have my glasses on. All I saw was a field of white as far as the eye could see. It took me a while to […]
3:76 – Pouring Out, Need to Fill In #faithbites #faithjourney pouring Right now I feel mentally and physically exhausted. It’s been a long day of planning for COVID19 at work but also talking to people about what is going on. It’s been a practice in faith, empathy, spirit, and love. I also had a wonderful meeting with a Pastor who […]
3:37 – How Many Spoons Do You Have? #faithbites #faithjourney Spoons I’m tried. Between work, school, health, family, and everything, I’m tired. It’s hard to describe what being tired really means when dealing with chronic health. A friend introduced me to the spoon analogy. This theory helps to explain chronic illness to those who don’t have it. In a nutshell, […]
2:361 – Too Much Excitement #faithbites #faithjourney Excitement Tonight I was on a video chat with my brother in California. Of course my kids wanted in in the action. My youngest was literally jumping on the bed, screaming, laughing, jumping on me, and just being crazy. She was excited to talk to her uncle and just be nutty. This was […]
2:291 – It WILL Get Better #faithbites #faithjourney Better It’s been a rough week with health, work, and stress. Even as hard as it is, I know it’s starting to get better. I had three different friends check in on me yesterday, an impromptu bagel and coffee with a friend, and a little bit of relief with the back. I […]
2:277 – It Hurts But I’ll Keep The Faith #faithbites #faithjourney hurts No flowery faithbite tonight. Just back to basics. It’s been a long week of pain. I’m trying to stay positive but it hurts. Finally got a diagnosis, which may lead to painful surgery and recovery. I’m worried because this would be the second surgery, I dont have a […]
2:237 – Quiet Please #faithbites #faithjourney quiet I’m a loud guy. I say my piece, I talk a lot, and am very loud. As I’ve been working on that over the years to be quieter. Some days, like today, my brain has had enough. Yelling kids, loud music, loud playing, loud TV make it hard to concentrate. I’m also a […]