A Quiet Corner of a Busy World
Last September, I went to a Virginia state park with my family. While stepping into their tiny gift shop/welcome center to look for a trail map, I noticed a display (about 4' by 3') with a brief explanation about how the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) helped build the park in the 1930s. My curiosity was [...]
In a recent post, I mentioned “third spaces.” Third spaces can be defined as areas outside the home where two people can naturally meet for the first time and form a connection. A classic example of a third space is a bar, where it is acceptable and easy to have a conversation with someone with [...]
The irony overwhelmed me Sunday after Sunday. I was experiencing a dark season of depression. Meanwhile, the church I was attending played The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir’s Psalm 34 nearly every time we gathered for worship. It’s a powerful song, based out of a beautiful psalm. But at the time, it made my heart ache. O [...]
I know what you are thinking. I must be one of the only millennials left who does not have a smartphone. When I found out my pay-as-you-go, "text and call only" phone from 2012 was not going to be compatible with my provider anymore, I considered finally getting a smartphone. After thinking it over, here [...]
Welcome To The Carriage House 