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Read more: how farThere have been a lot of specific moments this summer that have revealed to me how far we’ve come. A few weeks ago, the kids and I went out for pizza at our favorite spot. The kids like it because there’s an old-school gum-ball machine in the vestibule. I like it because I can buy…
other thinkings…
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true north
Read more: true northYou drive the highway, feel life pull you in different directions, but his the strongest. A magnet, true north—all other directions relate to this. Night darkens around you both until the green lights of the dash illuminate his face, and his eyes become eternal. The moment stands infinite and fleeting all at once, and you think to yourself, “How long can this possibly last?” You can’t imagine…
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the deep
Read more: the deepI sit on the dock in the middle of a storm, and I wait for the whisper to reassure me. Winds howl–like wolves hungry for satisfaction–and the waves of the lake slap at the edges of the cold metal dock. The lake is surprisingly bright for this midnight disaster. I lay my body down, too tired from the weight I’ve carried all day, and I let…
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exhaustion and thrills
Read more: exhaustion and thrillsThis week has exhausted and thrilled me. I had the chance to participate in the Hudson Valley Writing Program at SUNY New Paltz, mentoring eighteen enthusiastic teenage writers intent on honing their craft. It felt so good to be back in a classroom, near learning again. What is it within that thirsts for knowledge? If I could just be a student for the rest of…
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back to the basics
Read more: back to the basicsAs I look back on the past six months, I want to fall to my face and say thank you to God for letting me make it here. Back to the basics. Back to my knees. Back to being broken before the only One who can heal. For awhile there, I tried to make it as far as I could without looking back at Him.…
Do justice. Love kindness. Walk humbly.
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