Jamie played the Ethiopian to my Phillip

I hate being in the last boarding group on Southwest.  Every window and aisle seat is taken.  Everyone seated has their head down to avoid eye contact lest I take that as an invitation to squeeze into the middle seat.  I delay the inevitable and eventually invade the personal space between two people on Aisle […]

Alone in a Crowded Room

I got an unexpected email from an old friend tonight. It was so fun to reconnect.  I had thought of them so many times before.  Curious where they were.  How things were going.  How life had changed.  So many unanswered questions still.  Tonight brought some closure but left me feeling a bit empty too.  Wanting […]

The First Church of Pooh

“You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.” – Winnie the Pooh Wise words from the Pooh that the church needs to be reminded of sometimes.  All too often churches adopt a “build it and they will come” mentality which […]