Hanging on to ImperfectionThere was a consistent message taught to me in church, from my youth to my adulthood. That I can “use the atonement of Jesus Christ” to…Jan 3Jan 3
A Free Write on StoneWhile sitting next to a small creek before sunset, I wrote this as an exercise included in the Anasazi Foundation’s cirriculum. The prompt…Jul 6, 2022Jul 6, 2022
Lemonsa note after editing: my writing is not very argumentative. I don’t always have a “point” by the end, I hope more than anything to be…Jan 25, 2021Jan 25, 2021
A Short Sunday ThoughtOne of my favorite things in the world is mint tea. The stuff you buy at the store is good, but a tea made from fresh leaves plucked from…Aug 23, 2020Aug 23, 2020
A Sacred Piece of CakeI’m sitting here at my kitchen table with what feels like the weight of the world on my shoulders. I am unwisely, and indulgently, looking…Jul 1, 2020Jul 1, 2020
Climbing Trees, and Other Things You’re not Supposed to Do.“Hey man, how’s being in a tree going to help you get home?”Jan 9, 2020Jan 9, 2020
A Rant Worth RantingI can trace my heart breaks back to small moments. A thread that characterizes the depth of a tapestry heavy and blunt enough to threaten…Jun 20, 2019Jun 20, 2019
The Best Prescription I’ve Been GivenBack in 2015 I’d recently closed a chapter of my life I’d label as emotionally tumultuous. A lot of young men and women of my faith…Oct 5, 2018Oct 5, 2018