I sometimes struggle with my authenticity. Let’s be honest, I am really weird. I have a twisted sense of humor, I cuss a LOT, I love to laugh, and I love a good bourbon. I love Jesus, I love to make things with my hands, and I would LOVE to learn how to do woodwork. …
Restless
Recently being sick I had some long restless nights. I couldn’t find a comfortable sleeping position to save my life. It didn’t stop me from tossing and turning in hopes that I could find the rest I so desperately sought. At times, I would find myself walking through the house simply hoping to have some …
All Is Calm
In the still of this early morning on Christmas Eve, I listen to the world around me. Cars whiz past my house every now and then but between that and the furnace, those are the only noises I hear. It's calm. It's quiet. The world is mostly at rest. There is peace in the early …
My Words
Sometimes we never know how the kindness that we give will ever be returned to us. That’s why we should always choose kindness over anything else. Who wants meanness and grumpiness returned? Lord knows I don’t. I may not always throw kindness like confetti but for the times that I do, I can only pray …
Faith, Wisdom, and Love
Early this morning around 3:30 a.m., I was startled awake by some sort of noise outside of my bedroom window. In my slumber, I thought that it sounded a lot like someone rattling the screens of the window. I jumped up out of bed and stood silently in the quiet of the bedroom. I listened …
Tender Heart
I have always been a very sensitive person. I don’t know how I got to be this way and I honestly wish sometimes I wasn’t. I can remember hearing a song on the radio or a song in church and the tears would just flow. It’s always been like I feel things more than most …
How Do You Heal a Broken Heart?
This world is full of so many things that break our hearts. It can be something big or something little, but the pain is almost the same. The biggest thing with a broken heart is how long it can persist. The pain will come in waves and there will be days that are really good. …
It’s About the Journey
While driving to work today, I had an epiphany. Many times in life, I'm inclined to take the easy road and think that once I reach that "destination," that next best thing, I will be happy, or complete. Yes, the journey is nice. Yes, you see some great things as well as experience some big …
Messpot Diaries 