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Thank you for 54,570 miles

On my last day before I left for Parish Pulpit Fellowship (read this post of what that means), I sold my car. I was sad. You were my first car—white Scion tC 2006. I bought you used nearly 5 years ago, and I drove 54,570 miles with you. A great many good and wonderful memoriesContinue reading “Thank you for 54,570 miles”

26th Year and 1st Month of This New Life

It’s my 26th birthday. It’s also been a month since my mom passed away. Birthdays celebrate the life that’s been given, and in partnership with my mom God gave me my life. But the timing of this birthday is both cruel and eerie. If she had died any sooner, or any later, then my 26thContinue reading “26th Year and 1st Month of This New Life”

Eulogy for a Mother

Death always feels too soon. For so many reasons, I did not want to write this. Death always feels too soon. No matter how much or how long I’ve prepared for this: death always feels too soon. It’s been seven years since my mother was diagnosed with brain tumor. And for the past five years,Continue reading “Eulogy for a Mother”