Sundown Motel

This last Sunday my beautiful bride and I took a road trip from south Texas to north Georgia. After 1,100 miles and 20 hours on the road and too much caffeine, we finally arrived to our destination. Thank goodness for cruise control and podcasts. For a long time growing up I wanted to just stay put and never have to go on any trips. But after living that way for a few years made me realize how much I do like being on the road. It has been good to be on the road these past 5 years. There is something cleansing to me about getting on the road. Arriving and leaving from places that I have been to for the first time or multiple times never gets old. There is always something that either I notice or someone else notices for the first time. There is something about being by yourself or when everyone is asleep with time to think. It is easy to drown out thoughts, concerns, fears, worries with music or conversation but I know that times when I feel the most at peace is when my spirit is in communion with God's spirit. I can't explain that beyond the fact that for me mental, spiritual and even emotional rest comes when I push all my junk to the side and allow my world to grow beyond myself. It is too easy to allow everything to be about me. In the quiet, others come into my mind, thinking on the ways my life has been given so much that is undeserved, memories good and bad are able to come in unhindered by my self-centeredness.



Now that Sarah is with me on most trips, it is good to share in memories of different journey's. When she isn't with me it is comforting to know she is waiting on me, missing me, wanting to hear all about the trip. In this new season of my life only God knows what awaits us. I hope the travels will never stop, that new memories will build, new territory will be embarked upon.

Grace to all...................

Sleeping Society

One of my favorite songs is gold and silver by the band-Stavesacre from their album Speakeasy. This blogs content from time to time will have its stamp on it. Here are the lyrics. They mean different things to different people. They relate to me in that issues of life aren't always black and white or easily solved. No matter who we are one day we could find ourselves in need of something stronger than our strength, intellect, family or friends. For my own life, I have found that something to be in the form of placing all my hope and trust in Jesus Christ. It doesn't mean that life will be without pain or sorrow but knowing that His grace is more powerful than anything else that i have tried is enough for me. May the words of this song give you light thru dark times in the journey of life.


You slipped from my arms, I knew you had to go
Such a heavy heart, who could hope to hold
I know where your going, and that's the hardest part
No matter where tonight ends, you won't escape your broken heart

Stay a while, stay a while, stay a while

Helpless for the words, and it tightens up the air
It's not what you deserve, it's not for lack of care
Inside of me is screaming out, praying for my prayers
Distracting and unworthy of each and every tear

Seems insincere

Do I see God in all of this, maybe all along
It's just that we're so small, and simply not as strong
Strong like wings of silver, feathers made of gold
To carry heavy hearts, to cover all our helpless souls

To cover all of us

Under wings of gold and silver sometimes we have to hide
For shelter from this bitter winter at least tonight

If it were mine to give I'd give you your own time
Turn it back or foward whatever you decide


This song's influence was the reason for this blog. In my journey of good and bad times, in darkness and in light, I have put thoughts, confessions, ideas, questions in other social networks but i felt like it was time to finally start putting it all out into one site. Where I can put up content spiritual and non-spiritual, light-hearted stuff and heavy stuff as well. Music, books, movies, family, friends, pictures, quotes, art, websites, whatever is going on in my life will be put up hopefully on a regular basis. Grace to all.............

Romans 8:35-39

I.L.S.K.

One of God's greatest blessing in my life is Sarah Kalin. She is my best friend who loves me more than i ever thought anyone could. Only God knows where we will wind up but just having someone to share this life together is the second greatest gift i've been given after salvation thru Jesus Christ. Here are some pics of our life together so far.......more is to come.