Excerpts from Psalm 88 (NASB), authorship attributed to Heman the Ezrahite who certainly had the ‘dark night of the soul’ nailed. What do you think?
Dark Night of the Soul – Psalm 88
Tag: Life
Unasked Questions
We all have questions that reside in our hearts and minds. They reside hidden inside. Sometimes they rest quietly and sometimes they are awakened.
I have many of my own questions of which I will never speak. I live with the not having the answers believing that someday in the undiscovered both the questions and the answers will no longer matter.
What say you?
and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will be no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying,or pain; the first things have passed away. ~Revelation 21:4
Podcast Interview is Still Available! – “Living through the loss of a spouse.”
Exciting news! A couple months ago I was interviewed by Ronit Plank about my book “Cowboys Are Not Supposed to Cry” and grief as a young man! I share my walk through cancer with my first wife, her death, the aftermath of grief and my healing.
The interview aired recently on January 12 and is still available. Click the link below to listen to my story and know that you are not alone in whatever kind of grief you may be experiencing.
God Bless and Live Your Dreams!
Let me know what you think and would you be interested in reading the book when it comes out later this year?
FREEFALLING – Who is there to catch you?
In the middle of the night, in the silence, in the darkness the voices in my head often scream the loudest causing my thoughts to freefall, piercing my heart. ❤
Do you have someone who you can trust to always catch you when you are freefalling?
My God is always there to catch me of that I do not doubt. Yet, sometimes I need someone with skin on. 😉
For me, this is my beautiful wife. My warrior queen who has stood by my side for over 25 years. Day in and day out she battles the enemies of our hearts, souls and minds. Enemies from within and from without.
I am blessed!
She reminds me what love, courage and grace were always meant to be.
Who will catch you when you are freefalling?
Podcast Interview is Live – 1/12/2021!
Exciting news! A couple months ago I was interviewed by Ronit Plank about my book “Cowboys Aren’t Supposed to Cry” and living through grief as a young man, and today is the air date!
I share my walk through cancer with my first wife, her death and aftermath of grief and the writing of my memoir > Cowboys Are Not Supposed to Cry. Listen to my story at And Then Everything Changed or any streaming platform. Know that you are not alone in whatever kind of grief you may have or be experiencing.
I pray God’s blessings over each of you. Be a warrior poet and
Live Your Dreams!
Lies, Secrets, and Truth
The DAY AFTER, and What Do You Do With That?
Every major life event, every holiday, every milestone, every anniversary, every accomplishment or disappointment is followed by the day after, and what do you do with that?
“So, this was it I thought, no trumpets, no angels singing hallelujah, no bright light, no nothing,… she was just gone.”
As this post goes live today, December 26, is the day after Christmas 2020 🎄and a week from now will the day after New Years Day 2021 🎉. Is it just me or do you experience pangs of melancholy during this supposed festive time of good will and frivolity?
So what can we do?
- Pause – rest in the moments and let the world move on.
- Anchor – revisit the memories and breathe in the feelings that come.
- Believe – in hope for tomorrow until our journey through this life is done.
There are reasons to live
There are reasons to die
But the end’s not the end
While you’re still alive
~The lyrics above are from the song ‘There Was a Life’ from the album Night Castle by Trans Siberian Orchestra. Tomorrow is coming, so with faith and hope go…
New Novel – No Title Yet!
I wrote a first draft of a new novel during November’s National Writing Month (#NaNoWriMo) creeping up on 70k words. I have no title yet, but here are some teasers of the story.
This is the line in the story that put me over 50k words and made me a winner in #NaNoWriMo for the third year in a row!
The story revolves around the discovery of silver shekels in America that come from the time of Christ in the first century.
So tell me what you think? Interesting or not?
I still have a lot of editing, along with working on my memoir ‘Cowboys Are Not Supposed to Cry’ and ‘The Chronicles of Faith’ series. Even with the lock downs and such, 2020 has been a busy year.
So what have you been up to?
My Name is Nobody, What is Yours?
The old Cheers television show theme song contained the following lyric…
“Sometimes I wanna go where everybody knows my name.”
Well, sometimes if we are honest with ourselves and others we want to get away to places where nobody knows our names.
We need the escape, even a brief respite, from the chaos and responsibilities that hound us. Especially with everything that has happened in 2020 and now during this often hectic and crazy time of year.
Take time for yourself, it’s okay to not be okay. #SelfCare #Holidays #MentalHealth
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Sometimes we wanna, and need to, go where nobody knows our name. #BlogPost #MentalHealth #Holidays
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Do you ever feel the need to just get away, to some place where nobody knows your name?
#JustBelieve #HopeLives #LiveYourDreams
Living the Paradox
We live in the paradox of our existence. Our world is small compared to the universe. Even in comparison to our planet that revolves around the sun here in this little corner of the galaxy. There is so much unexplored and unknown, both out there and within the human heart. And yet, we have eternal significance and worth just as we are to a sovereign and holy god. Do you believe that?
And what are we to make of that? #MondayBlogs #MondayQuestions #MondayMotivation #YouMatter #JustBelieve
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