Coffee Break

As evening sits with us on a summer filled night, I can't help but wonder what I'll see at first light. Sitting on an island with wonders all around, I settle in to dream of the treasures to be found.  ~JMK

She stands majestic and tall She can be seen by all Her light guides the way And help navigate the bay Her light brightly shows ... Calming the sailors woes.  ~JMK

Summer breeze gives way to Autumn rain Glorious sun covered by puffs of gray Cooling nights and moons that wane Fall sings its song along the bay. ~JMK

My kids say this all the time, "The struggle is real!". I'm not sure what they are really struggling about half the time though, TBH (that's to be honest in case you are not up with the acronyms). I've seen hashtags like "#FirstWorldProblems" and "#BlackLivesMatter", "#AllLivesMatter" and several more (but I think you get the picture) and I often wonder why these are even a thing. Our society has wealth that is wasted, time that is spent on mindless activities, and families that communicate with each other via text on their smartphones even though they are sitting right next to each other. I often struggle with this new reality, but I live it, I am even guilty of this new practice. I know it sounds like I'm just rambling, but I do have a point. I do not watch the news...for various reasons, but mostly because it's a bunch of skewed information that is being spoon fed to me with a biased point of view already built in. I ra...

There's been a lot of news being reported about people not performing their civic duties or jobs because of their faith. I have to admit, this confuses me. As a Christian, I do know that we have to follow God's law, but Jesus did remind his disciples to also "Give unto Cesar what is Cesar's" ( Matthew 22:21 ). As a Christian, we are called to do everything in LOVE ( 1 Corinthians 16:14 ,"Do everything in love"). Is it our job, our position to pass judgment on those that we are called to serve? ( Matthew 7:2, For in the same way you judge others, you will be judge d, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.) ( Luke 6:37 ,[ Judging Others ] “Do not judge , and you will not be judge d. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.) ( Romans 14:10 ,"You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat....

I know, it's been a while. A long while. For the longest time I felt as though I really had nothing of value to say. Funny how a low time in your life can cause you to think. Yes, a low point. I may still be in that low point, I'm not real sure as of yet. Too many things have happened in the past 18 months and I am still digesting and processing the details. I'm sure that I'll share as I go, but that too, remains to be seen. But for now, I'm back. It actually feels really good to just sit here and type out my thoughts. I don't know if anyone else will read them but me, but that's okay too. Part of the reason for my absence was that I felt that I was putting myself out there too much, so I had that going for me as well as feeling as though I had nothing to say. And that I was being judged. I'm not sure by who, but I still felt that way. Feelings have a way of making you second guess everything; your family, your job, your faith and even God's plan...