Young Fear

My son gets a weekly visit from Head Start. She brings over projects for them to do and works with him on fine motor skills, coloring, cutting, and such. He and my daughter love this visit. My wife was talking to the Head Start lady as she was getting ready to leave. I didn't hear … Continue reading Young Fear →

Sending Them Up

Anxiety. Fear. Sadness. Unrest. Nervousness. Sorrow. Overwhelmed. Confused. Any one of those feelings can be crippling. All of them swirling together are scary. With the wrong mindset, it can be devastating. Those feelings don't hit me all at once often, but when they do, it is easy to try to figure it out myself. That … Continue reading Sending Them Up →

Mixed Emotions

If I had to describe today with emoji's, I'd need a lot of them! Exhaustion - Tuesdays are always difficult. I get very little sleep before having to come into work for the night. I do the best I can to nap when the kids are napping, but things just never seems to line up … Continue reading Mixed Emotions →

Close, But No Breakthrough … Yet

I wrote a fun blog already today, so now I need to get this down in writing before I lose it. In therapy the past few weeks I've been working through some pretty deep stuff. Death has been at the forefront of my mind lately, probably due to the many deaths that I have seen … Continue reading Close, But No Breakthrough … Yet →

Emotional Weekend Recap

It is taking all that is in me to write a blog today. I don't feel like writing. I'm numb today. All weekend long I struggled with whether or not to proceed with something. It is something that has weighed very heavy on my heart. It is something that comes with risks no matter what … Continue reading Emotional Weekend Recap →

So much death …

For 5 days, I have opened my blog with every intention of writing. I have stared at the blank page, not really knowing what to write. How do I begin to even tackle what has been on my mind? I mean, I didn't even tell my wife about it until just a couple days ago. … Continue reading So much death … →

Be careful for nothing …

I needed to read this verse tonight. The Greek word translated "careful" in verse 6 is (μεριμνάω) merimnáō. It literally means "to be anxious" or "to be troubled with cares." Anxious is defined: experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. So the verse is saying "Don't be … Continue reading Be careful for nothing … →

Fear and the Inner Child

"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." - H. P. Lovecraft I think every one has fears. We all fear different things. Growing up, I was afraid of the dark, afraid of heights, afraid of bees, and many other things. … Continue reading Fear and the Inner Child →