Reflections on love, dating, marriage, friendship, heartbreak, separation, reconciliation, boundaries, and the complicated ways people connect.
We all know who the firefighter is when the alarm sounds. When the building is burning. When someone is trapped. When there is chaos and everyone else is trying to figure out what to do. The firefighter runs toward the danger. They put on the gear. They climb the stairs. They carry people out. In … More Who Thinks About the Firefighter When There Is No Fire?
Sometimes the hardest relationships to understand aren’t the ones that end. They’re the ones that never quite do. Someone disappears from your life. Weeks pass. Maybe months. Sometimes years. You stop hearing from them. Their life moves forward. They build new relationships, find new routines, solve new problems, and seemingly become perfectly capable of living … More When God Brings Two People Together… Then Pulls Them Apart; Part Two: Why Do They Keep Coming Back?
Learning to let go and trust God is one of the hardest parts of the Christian life. Whether we’re holding onto past relationships, painful memories, or personal struggles, true spiritual growth often begins when we surrender what we’ve refused to release. There are things we carry through life that nobody else can see. Some are … More The Things We Refuse to Let Go Of
“Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” — Galatians 6:9 There are some questions in life that never receive an answer. Not because someone refuses to tell you. Not because the truth is hidden. But because life simply … More The People Who Changed Your Life May Never Know They Did
There is a question almost everyone has asked at some point in life, even if we never say it out loud: “Why them and not me?” It is a simple question, but it carries a lot of weight. Why does someone else seem to have the opportunities I have prayed for? Why does someone who … More What We Have vs. What We Get
“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” — Galatians 6:2 “Each one should carry their own load.” — Galatians 6:5 At first glance, those two verses almost seem to contradict each other. Should we carry one another’s burdens, or should everyone carry their own? The answer, as … More Before You Choose Sides
Life has a way of keeping its schedule. The sun rises. People go to work. Ballgames are played. Holidays come and go. Stores open. Bills arrive. Before long, the world looks remarkably similar to the way it did before someone we loved was gone. For everyone else, life has moved on. For the grieving, it … More The World Moves On Faster Than the Heart
There is one sentence I’ve probably said more than any other during my life. “You’re not wasting forty minutes of your life with me.” When I worked as a substitute teacher, I refused to treat a classroom like a study hall. If the teacher left lesson plans, we followed them. If they didn’t, we learned … More If You Give Me Five Minutes…
Have you ever noticed that after enough disappointment, you stop looking for signs that someone likes you and start looking for reasons they don’t? I think this happens to more people than we realize. At some point in life, many of us experience enough rejection, heartbreak, failed relationships, betrayals, ghosting, or missed opportunities that our … More What If You’re Wrong About What People Think of You?