I’m Back… Or At Least I Am Trying

It’s 5:30 AM. I am forcing myself to sit down and write something. It’s been over a month since I have written anything and I am slightly embarrassed about that fact. I could list the excuses as to why that is but I won’t. You’ve got to start somewhere, right? Isn’t that true in every aspect of life?

Relationships, parenting, exercise, time with God…

Life is hard. Life gets busy. What once seemed new, fresh, and good can quickly become old, stale, and seem not so good anymore. But I am going to attempt to not let that reality be an excuse for not showing up to a blank page, or not playing trucks with Soren after a long day at work, or not taking Tanya out on a date, even if it’s in our living room, or not sitting in silence with God each morning.  

This isn’t some manifesto about me pulling myself up by my bootstraps to be better. It’s just me being honest that life is often pretty mundane and boring and my motivation quickly wanes. In a world that is always pointing us to the next big shiny thing it is easy to lose our way and forget that faithfulness is often simply showing up in the ordinary boring tasks we all have to do just to survive. Mind you, I know I don’t have to write anything on the interwebs to survive. But it does bring life to my soul. I’ve actually written a little over two hundred words for the first time in a while and it feels nice. I think I will end with that feeling.

Grace and Peace ‘til we rise in glory.

P.S. There won’t be anything next week because I will be on vacation and I am leaving my computer at home so I can be present with the humans I live with.