I was a fearful child. One of my earliest memories is from a night I spent at my grandmother’s house. I was awakened by crashing thunder and streaks of lightning just outside the guest bedroom window. The tornado sirens blared, and I could hear my grandmother’s television on in the living room. I reckoned that…
James
The Book I Needed in 2020
Last December, I decided to memorize the book of James. I’m not a goal-oriented person. I don’t like setting expectations for myself. New Year’s resolutions are not something I make or stick to. I have never chosen a “word of the year,” and I get anxious just thinking about those yearly planners that encourage you…
Contentment is Not Control
I was supposed to be on a plane today. I knew what I was going to wear, what was going in my carryon, how I was going to breeze through the TSA pre-check line, how I’d figure out the car rental process at the California airport. I was looking forward to dinner with a woman…