Ah. Another birthday. Another reflection. Another spurring for something more, something greater, something deeper that registers who I am and where I'm going. Oh, that we might grow, might change, might become something different for humans' sake. Stagnancy begets apathy, generating unproductive contentedness. Being stagnant is death. Moments still tick, but days fly with no accounting of life. Make moments count. Count your moments . They establish days, numbers in time that stand firm, solidifying existence and personality and character. I don't want to be sixty and still struggle with insecurities. I want my securities to be met, head on, with grace. Challenged and combated. Let them die with humbleness when I'm still 40. I don't want my judgments clouding my hope of people. Let judgments fall away, leaving only wonder and intrigue. I especially don't want my scaredy cat self dictating my movement, now or in 20 y...
Unmasking my reality. Absorbing each moment. Attempting to bring calm into my chaos. Learning to trust God. In this breezy, heavy, honest, green, sometimes dark and sometimes hopeful place, there is the working out of my soul. I am clearly weak. Christ remains strong. This story is still being written…