• Life’s Canvas

    Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun. ~ Pablo Picasso   My daughter has a way of sparring a conversation, often leaving you asking more questions than those that were answered. The other day was no different! She’s had her own fair share of difficult…

  • My Morning Routine

    A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive. – Pearl Bailey   I thrive on structure and schedules. My life has been in chaos since moving to South Korea. It’s been a…

  • Broken Vessels

    We receive and we lose, and we must try to achieve gratitude, and with that gratitude embrace with whole hearts whatever of life that remains after the losses. ― Andre Dubus   I never would have said that my life was difficult. I have always accepted what I was given, adjusted, and moved on. I…

  • Live Love Forgive

    I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It’s a gift you give yourself. — T. D. Jakes My Story These past two weeks have been a whirlwind of chaos and medical confusion. If you’ve read my post, Wounded Warrior, you know the story…

  • Wounded Warrior

    “and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.” 1 Peter 2:24 How did I become a double amputee and a prisoner of war? So there was in the hills of South Korea. Everything…

  • Walking on Water

    Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose hope is in the LORD. Jeremiah 17:7 NKJV I, for one, am thankful for my upbringing. Church was an important factor in my family. Sunday school, worship am service, BTS (it’s a Missionary Baptist thing!), worship pm service, fellowships, Wednesday night Bible study, and…