Tag: writing

  • Thinking about stuff and drinking coffee

    Thinking about stuff and drinking coffee

    A check-in to talk about what I’m currently up to (still writing — and doing more of it) and what that means for the blog.

  • It’s hard to write when you’re tired

    It’s hard to write when you’re tired

    Writing when we’re tired isn’t optimal. We often treat it like it is our only choice. Maybe it is. But then we will pay for it.

  • Get Out

    Get Out

    The essential, necessary character of the Ascension, may seem like a challenge for us, but it is grace for us.

  • Confidence and Grace

    Confidence and Grace

    It’s a weird feeling: having confidence in one’s own ability and belief in God’s grace. Especially when they meet.

  • Habits and Vacation

    Habits and Vacation

    Maintaining habits on vacation can be difficult. And sometimes we just don’t want to. But there is no wrong way.

  • Breaking the Chain

    Breaking the Chain

    My attempt to be productive during the pandemic took an interesting turn. I moved away from measuring and toward showing up.

  • Essential Reading 2015

    Essential Reading 2015

    This has been a year of discovery for me. Discovery about myself, my vocation, my family, my character. It has also been a year of great challenge, strain, and growth. Some of what I’ve discovered: This was my first full year at St. Stephen’s. The rest of my family went to school, including my spouse. My…

  • Why I needed to adopt the single space rule

    Why I needed to adopt the single space rule

    It’s time. I didn’t want to do it. My ego was bruised. My sense of right and wrong convinced I was right. And yet… It’s time. I am officially an advocate of the single space rule. What’s the single space rule? you ask. This is the use of a single space after punctuation at the…