Last Thanksgiving, I found myself flailing desperately in the ocean off the coast of Mexico. I had been snorkeling with my family in a long-anticipated family vacation. I was now…
Devotionals
11 Articles
A collection of shorter devotionals on slower living and modern life.
Summer is prime time to witness the frenzy of a salmon run in Alaska. The salmon begin their lives in a freshwater river and migrate to the ocean to grow. When it…
My dog, Vincent, approached me one day, peering at me through his warm, innocent eyes, tail wagging from side to side. Pounding away at my laptop, I had been trying…
Have you ever felt crushed by the weight of life? Every day, we each carry a backpack filled with weights. No one else can carry our backpack for us. Some…
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, I had a minor scare. I developed mild COVID-19-like symptoms that later, fortunately, turned out negative. Due to the especially high volume of…
The first time I heard about the term “rat race” was in high school through the alternative rock band Smashing Pumpkins. In his nasally voice, lead singer Bill Corgan railed…
In the late 1990s, California went through a housing boom. Many people bought gorgeous, newly constructed homes out of their price range. After purchasing their dream homes, they had no…
When my dog was a puppy, he was very different than he is now. He was much like a toddler, and followed me everywhere in the house. Unsure of himself…
When I was in my twenties, I taught English in Seville, Spain. Along the cobblestone streets in the heart of downtown, tourists paid locals to use horses for transportation and…