Tag Archives: choices
big city adventure
tonight i go to bed a kansan. tomorrow night i will sleep as a missourian for the first time ever. when i took the job at watkins mill, we planned to move to missouri to give me a shorter drive. … Continue reading
checking in, pushing pause, turning the page
leaning into the challenge. today marks the end of my first 6 months on my new job. there were multiple times during the first couple of months when i had serious doubts i would make it, but around the first … Continue reading
with my lottery winnings…
i woke up today a multi-millionaire. let’s do lunch… in paris. that’s a total lie. i did not even buy a ticket for the $350 million jackpot, and will not at this time be receiving the $16 million/year annuity. but, … Continue reading
dispatches from beyond the comfort zone
day 1 – monday aug. 2 oh boy – here goes nothing. at least i didn’t get lost, although the gps took me some bizarre way through an unmarked gate. i think i better write down the directions from people … Continue reading
big boy pants (doing hard things)
i have a full time job. for most of my marriage to rene, i haven’t been able to say that. but it’s finally true! on august 2, i start in a position as a “youth specialist” at a facility in … Continue reading
grammar snob (reboot)
since publishing the first version of this post in february 2010, i continue to lament the deterioration of my mother tongue into barely-functional grunts and blathering. further, i find myself using the very same words i would condemn others for … Continue reading
diminishable me: an open letter to myself at 19
hello andrew. greetings from… yourself… in the summer of 2010. yes, i know that sounds weird. i thought about sending myself (you) back in time, but then i remembered that the terminator movies haven’t come true yet. no time travel … Continue reading
default donuts (or doughnuts for the connoisseur)
What is it with youth ministry and the intense pull to eat foods that clog arteries, slow down our movements (yes, both kinds of movement) and generally bring a smile to our face when we first see/smell the food, but … Continue reading
quit feeding me what i want – it’s killing me
A high school sophomore said something to me at church the other day. (Never mind we were both using the bathroom – the last place guys are supposed to have a conversation.) He said, “I saw you eating carrots this … Continue reading
just kidding
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. These are brave words to trot out when we want to deflect hurtful words, but do they really reflect our true selves? It stinks getting hurt. I … Continue reading
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