on being human, and whatever’s on my mind
Two weeks left to 2019 and my spell-check app (yes, I use one to avoid typos) – the app says I’ve written two million words this year. That’s probably an exaggeration; it doesn’t identify unique documents, just each word that passes through its filter.… Read more
It’s almost been two years since I started “working” in Christian radio. (Open and close quotation marks because we don’t get paid.) I didn’t tell a lot of people when I started. However, part of the job is to post selfies (ugh) and messages on social media.… Read more
It’s been three weeks since for King & Country‘s Burn the Ships concert at the Found Music Festival here in Manila. I’ve been meaning to write a review, but somehow life got in the way.
So here we are, almost a month after the event.… Read more
I recently finished drying a bunch of flowers and was figuring out where to store them, when I saw the last (and only) set of dried flowers I have. They sit in a jar on the shelf above my desk. They’ve been with me for 13 years, having crossed the European continent and most of Asia to finally find their way to my bedroom.… Read more
It’s never too late to live your dream.
You are not responsible for other people’s expectations. Their disappointment is not your failure, unless you agreed to meet those expectations.
You get to choose which expectations need to be met.… Read more
It feels almost surreal – I have my own domain and website. I have become internet legit.
There’s something about moving, even electronically, that excites me. For someone who has physically moved home a dozen times, you’d think the novelty has worn off. … Read more
A recent discovery that speaks to my soul. Heard during the Rivers & Robots Discovery tour.
So I’m gathering wood for the fire
I’m filling my lamp with the oil
Oh Lord in the season of waiting
Let my heart burn only for You
2018 has been a year of letting go, moving forward, and making room. It still is. In a way, it is coming to terms with what was, what is, and what could be. And the what could be doesn’t have to be beautiful or grand or exciting.… Read more