I’m crying mercy. I give.
My teeth hurt from my sinus infection, my ear is pulsing, and I can’t stay awake without the television on and a laptop in front …
perspective
an update on being “good enough”…
…the GMAT Earlier this summer, I took the GMAT with mixed results. Actually, I was convinced that I bombed and that I was going to …
Why I packed away my scale for the summer
About a week ago, I mentioned in passing to Ben that I was thinking about packing away the scale for the summer. “You know”, I …
on disappointment and failure…
I reached the final screen of the test, and was faced with two options. Accept my score and receive the unofficial score report or reject …
the view from under the invisibility cloak…
There is something anonymous about sitting alone in a cafe, kind of like you are hiding underneath a Hogwarts invisibility cloak. Or at least that …
What rope are you climbing?
Remember when you were a kid in gym class and you had to climb the rope attached to the ceiling? It was hard business for …
finishing well…on the road and in your faith…
This afternoon, my running partner and I went to East Grand Rapids to trudge through a seven mile run. I was dreading it a bit, …
on avoiding shingles the second time around…
Ben went and had an MRI of his head last weekend. Frequent stabbing headaches with unexplained triggers will get you an easy pass to the …
the prayer of the inadequate…
It is easy to feel inadequate. A kid, aching ankles from growing pains, and all I can do is say that I’m sorry and give …
Comfort spills…and Gratitude fills…
Suffering has been on my mind lately. I have been studying Job, the ultimate example of suffering, while my prayer list is filled with people …
