Thank You Great Grandpa
When I take a walk to my apartment mailbox each morning, I’m never expecting anything grandiose. But my Aunt Marie added a change to all of that the other day. To my surprise, I saw a giant orange envelope and her name and address on the top left corner. She knows I’m researching my family […]
Smiling can change someone’s day – and Life
Smiling at someone, whether they be the starkest stranger or the closest friend, is a gift unlike any other. I think of the security guards at my apartment complex when I was living in Mexico for the last 6 months of 2023. Juan-Manuel (Johnny). Augustine. Francisco. Flavio. Among many other incredible guards. Every time I […]
After You Fall…. Think About It… Then Get Up
Last year, I went disco roller skating for the first time in my life. I was like a small baby learning how to walk for the first time. The roller skates and my coordination were in a bout for total control. I only fell once. But when I fell…. oh man… the floor was […]
Three Pregnancies, Two Children
The Silent Grief of Miscarriage I had just started a new job as a Sales Executive in New York City, selling digital marketing solutions to large, Fortune 500 companies. It was 2002, when targeted email campaigns were relatively new. I was excited, and preparing to fly out to San Bruno, CA to the company headquarters […]
Koinonia Chronicles (Part III – Where We Need To Go)
To cap off this essay series, Where We Need To Go, I’m going to serve you more than just insights, observations, and facts about food. Just as I reflected on its role in my life (in Pt. I) and as I dissected it within the U.S (in Pt. II), food is an important part of where we need […]
How Do You View Sin?
Sin (noun): Defintion: “an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.” What is the Divine Law? God is the one who created the Divine Law. He is the Law. This is stated and shown within His Word (The Bible) because, most importantly, He is the Word (John 1:1). To Greeks, the name […]
Coming [Back] to Christ
What does it feel like when you are at your lowest? Who is there to comfort you? What do you have to cling to? Within every moment of my life, when I was at my lowest, it would cause me to either be moved to tears or feel humbled to the point […]
Suffering (Not Pain) is a Gateway to Understanding Jesus Christ
Just know this: many people don’t “need God” (which more so means – “their wanting in their own mind” – since we all need God to live), until they do need God. When you were at your lowest, did you ever cry out to God in agony and apathy? When someone in your family […]
How you start your day is critical
15 Tips to Maintaining Peace and Balance During Long Road Trips With Small Kids
15 Tips for making a long road trip with kids easy