second time

Mt. Sniktau and Grizzly Peak Traverse August 20. There's snow dusting the ground and it's a crisp thirty degrees in the mountains. I am prepared as I could be with sufficient layers and gloves. But as I climb higher and reach the ridge, the wind blasts me back. I huddle behind a ring of rocks…

not my will be done;

Life is indifferent to your wants, you are not in control, etc. Yeah. Most learn this one way or another. And for most, 2020 really emphasized that lesson in the boldest font just to be extra certain that we understand. How fortunate or unfortunate are we to experience such a globally unexpected twist, full of…

Much needed (rest)

I am trying not to wish for a time in the past, reaching for the gold of a sun that has already set. Implying that I am discontent with where I am now, the current circumstances, a season of increased stress and harder work. But lately I have been craving the summer, when a drive…

For each ecstatic instant

For each ecstatic instantWe must in anguish payIn keen and quivering ratioTo the ecstasy This stanza from a Dickinson poem has stuck with me ever since I saw it the first time, flipping through a book of her poetry while at the bookstore (ah the pre-corona days, which have gifted me with appreciation and protection…

On the Matter of Forgiveness

This is a first--me, blogging two days in a row! I usually space my posts out, especially since I don't post frequently, but I think the Lord placed this topic on my heart. So, as for the topic--forgiveness! I really think this subject matter builds on and goes hand in hand with my post On…

He who does not love abides in death The origin of this post was a letter, a letter of conclusion, perhaps into the void. I have rewritten and expanded on it because I thought it was important to share. The subject matter: love, obviously, and the meaning and implications. I think the meaning of love…

Back into the Swing

Here we are, me and my consciousness, back in Golden, Colorado at the brink of another year of college. It's like resting at the crest of a big roller coaster drop before everything whooshes by, waiting for the exhilarating rush. No fear, just anticipation and a taste of eagerness to get started. Having lived in…

A year of growth

Half a year has rolled by since the last time I posted. Almost as if I have abandoned all use of my small platforms. Which was not my intention--I've just suffered a lack of inspiration and waves of busyness with school and all. When the activities I love become exhausting, I tend to take a…