The Thoughts We Keep to Ourselves

What If the Missing Piece Isn’t Another Strategy?

Hands laying foundation with light streaming from above, to signify "building with God"

I’ve spent thousands of hours at this computer. Different blogs, posts, endless tweaking. But something feels blocked. At 57, I’ve never bought a new vehicle. The effort is real—so what’s missing? Kyle Mechlinski’s video hit me: What if we’re building without the right foundation?

Are You Too Comfortable? A Question To Consider

A farmworker strolls through vast fields, carrying trays of seedlings. Working hard, but peacefully alone, in watercolor.

Is your comfort actually avoidance? I thought I was serving well in Japan, but a growing spiritual tension is forcing me to ask: When does easy service become a selfish way to dodge a harder, truer calling?

What Do You Hope Heaven Is Like?

An Angel standing in Heaven

I find myself thinking about what comes next more than I used to. Not from fear, but from genuine curiosity about the greatest mystery we all face. What happens when this life ends and whatever follows begins?
What do you hope heaven—or whatever comes after—is actually like?

The Quiet Practice of Being Grateful

Praying hands illustration with soft watercolor background.

Some mornings, walking to 7-Eleven before dawn, I find myself in conversation with something larger than myself. Not formal prayer—just acknowledgment. What does gratitude actually feel like in your daily life, not what it should feel like?”