Loss of Contact: Archive

“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.”

– Psalm 56:3

Apr 22nd

No Fear

I don’t know if there is a more powerful moment in a person’s life than to wake up and suddenly realize what is at the heart of everything that holds you back. To finally see through the web of self-obfuscation and lies, and to understand, or at least begin to understand, that all those things you wish you could change, have tried to change, are connected. For me, the heart of everything that...

Apr 22nd

The silence of the moment

In the silence of this moment I am reminded that what matters is not how much work is done tomorrow, how tired I am or what people think. What matters is bigger than all of that, yet so elusive it is always just slipping through our fingers. To grasp it, for just a moment, is to know joy. And to remember it.

Aug 13th

Six to twelve

When you read that title, what’s the first thing you think of? Maybe that it’s almost lunchtime, or how long that neighbor who keeps you up nights should be in prison. It could be the recommended ages for a board game, or how many pounds you should lose on that new diet. Three words and two numbers that can mean anything at all. For me, they are the number of months my mother has to...

Jan 31st

Audio from my interview with a local NPR station.

Oct 12th

Thursday morning

It is a March, Thursday morning; my heart feels alive, floating, like the pollen on the wind. I wonder what life will be like in a year, or more: and then I recall the secret that was hidden, but is no more: life is what we make of it, not what we wait for it to be. With thanks to N.

Mar 20th

“Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts.”

– Robert Fulghum

Feb 14th

Expectation

It seems an inescapable fact of my life that, whenever I want something the most, it is both a. an inappropriate time to be wanting said thing the most and b. certain that, no matter what it is, I’m not getting it. I’m pretty sure that “a” is foundational to the human condition. But “b”. It makes me wonder. Am I doing something wrong? What is it that I’m...

Jan 5th

Watch

This is a video slideshow made for The Grandpa’s 80th birthday. There are some truly awesome photos of yours truly within.

Oct 24th

Oct 11th

Oct 1st

Just in case the immediately previous post made no... →

Sep 27th

Sadness.

Sep 27th

What to do, what to do

So, I was at church a couple of weeks ago, and the time came for the meet and greet. As most of you are probably aware, in most Protestant churches there’s a short period in between the music and the sermon during which everyone says hello to those around them, often shaking hands. This was my first time at this church, so I did my best to say hello to everyone around me, and, of course,...

Sep 27th

Comments, yay!

You can comment now, if you want. Go ahead. Do it.

Sep 26th

Stuff people like

I found two blogs today I’m rather fond of. One should make sense to you regardless of your background; the other is more like a really long series of inside jokes. :) Stuff White People Like and Stuff Christians Like

Sep 15th

Overheard at CVS

Customer 1: Is it hot, or is it just me?
Middle-aged cashier: Oh yes.  I've been overheated all day.
Customer 1: Yeah, its really hot outside.
Middle-aged cashier: Thank God! I thought I was going through the Change!
Middle-aged cashier: *Old cashier with gender-inappropriate mustache* is off this weekend.  We going to see you Monday?
Old cashier with with gender-inappropriate mustache: *in tones that indicate she may not survive another weekend* If I'm lucky.

Sep 13th

The toy soldiers in the closet are for kids who...

I spent the better part of today driving around a truck with assorted flashing caution lights on it, hammering signs into the ground with a small sledgehammer. What does it say about me that that was the highlight of my week?

Aug 29th

Tornado

So. I’ve never really lived in a place that was subject to tornadoes, so much. So when I moved here I bought a weather radio. Last night the radio went off at least 4 times with tornado warnings. For those who might be unfamiliar, a tornado warning means one or more tornadoes have actually been spotted. My weather radio is particularly fancy and only goes off when a warning applies to...

Aug 25th

1 tag

The female mind. *sigh*

Me: So when was your last date?
Girl: A long time...like over year.
Me: So what constitutes a date?
Girl: You know...going out, the guy pays for everything.
Me: Haven't I paid almost every time we've gone out the last few months?
Girl: Yes.
Me: So is this a date?
Girl: I don't know.  Are you paying?

Aug 24th

Watch

This alligator lives behind the condo I stayed in on Edisto Island. It came around when we fed the turtles.

Aug 12th

Awaken me.

Some days are harder than others. Do you ever come to the end of the day and wonder, maybe a little helplessly, if this is all there is? I know, in my heart and in my head, that it isn’t. But I also know that I keep waiting for life to begin. I know that sounds ridiculous. My life began twenty-nine years ago. And I have felt so very alive, so many days. But rignt now I’m asleep. ...

Aug 5th

Aug 1st

This is probably more amazing than Mr. T. →

Anything that lets you check all of your account balances and your Netflix queue and how many cell phone minutes you have left on the same page is pretty amazing. Even without a mohawk.

Jul 31st

Starting again

I have a tendency to do this. To start writing somewhere and to then, inevitably, inexorably trail off into…well. Wherever it is that dead blogs go. I’m going to try again and see where this takes me. At worst I’ll trail off into Nod again. At best…well, I’ll just have to see, won’t I?

Jul 31st