20 Years of Epilepsy

20 Years of Epilepsy

– Today’s blog is from Chris Maxwell’s book “Changing My Mind.” This week is the 20th anniversary of when his life changed from encephalitis. He now lives with epilepsy, severe brain damage, and he tells his story by writing and speaking...
until then

until then

a cage, heart-prison, my security; a rage growing in obscurity; a page turning to day and place. priorities of present time and space reverse inside the Truth, remain off center inside the mind.   climbing trees for a distant glimpse; touching threads for an...
From My Town to Your Town

From My Town to Your Town

(from Pause with Jesus: Entering His Story in Everyday Life by Chris Maxwell, True Potential, 2015 – from Chapter Three: “The Journey” – to purchase visit: Amazon)   The wedding didn’t go quite as they had planned. The wine was missing....
addiction

addiction

  (poetic confession written after counseling a friend many years ago)   groping still for coping skills that permanently alter pain. too often the ticks only complicate the tension plunging me into a maze of hostile design and hidden doubt; nailing me to...
criticism

criticism

cheap shots from the gallery wear us down over time. at first, we are prepared, and the initial attacks meet the resistance of zeal and determination. the questions come and we listen and we learn, or we laugh. but, like a boxer tiring from repeated body blows,...
Pause: Wishing

Pause: Wishing

-Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or HERE.    Take time to glance out the windows. Remember the past. Forgive and be forgiven. Notice the pain and be healed. Smile. Discern the...