Sharing is Caring

As a sixteen year old, my group of friends that were so important to who I thought I was, or wanted to be, stopped talking to me.

Humans obviously have need-love. Thus, at first blush, divine love would be gift-love and human love would be need-love. Christianity would then be something like maturing from need-loves to gift-loves. Lewis argues this is not quite right, and Lewis is right about that.

None of us truly desires to be alone or to feel the loneliness of not being able to share our stories, hopes, dreams, struggles, and joys with another person. Yet practicing authenticity and vulnerability demands courage.

I’m one of THOSE people. I’ve been this way since adolescence for sure and probably even before then.  A diary, a letter, an essay, or even an encyclopedia is preferable to me over most fiction. 

I see too that I have a lesson to learn from Mr. and Mrs. Bird. Gratitude for the ordinary moments.

I didn’t know what I wanted to “do” when I “grew up,” but I knew one constant in my life had been a love of reading and writing, so I chose English Literature.

Calvin and Hobbes was a way of life in my family as a child.

While their stories never intertwine in the books, Paul and Jennifer both share experiences of light and the powerful prayer warriors.

If you are a citizen of The Natural State, Arkansas, I cannot recommend the Tim Ernst books enough.

In the beginning of my business, I used my books to bless others through donating to a few organizations serving those who are close to my heart, the homeless and children.