artist + writer + perpetual home renovator

To become neighbours is to bridge the gap between people. As long as there is distance between us and we cannot look in each other’s eyes, all sorts of false ideas and images arise. We give them names, make jokes about them, cover them with... Read More0

“Love your neighbour as yourself” the Gospel says (Matthew 22:38). But who is my neighbor? We often respond to that question by saying: “My neighbors are all the people I am living with on this earth, especially the sick, the hungry, the dying, and all... Read More0

Ecclesiastes 3 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a... Read More0

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Distillation on my drive to Lubbock of what I have witnessed and what couples have reported to me or friends of mine in terms of successful rebuilding of marriages after marital trauma. relational trauma in terms of betrayal does not determine whether a marriage can... Read More0

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Obviously the degree to which we are bothdrastically varies in each souland varies over time I have never met a perpetrator who became such a lone.I have never met a victim who became such a loneI have never met a victim who was not also... Read More0

it is a good time to have diet coke as my primary vice. when i resume my journey i will need to wean myself from this vice. for now though, it is a better choice then alcohol.0

i read chapter 10 of Wild at Heart last night. i cried while i read it because i have always been told this would never happen for me, that it was psychologically unhealthy and any semblance of it would be denied. so decades ago i... Read More0

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“Words are important. Without them our actions lose meaning. And without meaning we cannot live. Words can offer perspective, insight, understanding, and vision. Words can bring consolation, comfort, encouragement and hope. Words can take away fear, isolation, shame, and guilt. Words can reconcile, unite, forgive,... Read More0

“Can we only speak when we are fully living what we are saying? If all our words had to cover all our actions, we would be doomed to permanent silence! Sometimes we are called to proclaim God’s love even when we are not yet fully... Read More0

John Chamberlain influence is seen around town (that includes me :-) )By DOUGLAS BRITT0

i treasure every gift i have been givenso many gifts i cannot count themi treasure every giftthey are so richthey make me strongthey help heal methey help me know who i amthey have been given to me in loveand i accept themi accept these giftshow... Read More0

It is a good day.I love my dad.Am especially glad that he specifically is my dad.He is a very good dad.He listens carefully.He cries with me.He gives me hugs.He listens some more.He encourages me.He helps me think positive thoughts.He wants good things for me.He worries... Read More0