Journal

I was moving through a Walmart aisle with a list in my head and nowhere near enough patience when a shirt caught my eye on a young woman walking towards me. It read, raising kind children. I walked past, then I stopped, then walked backwards with my cart like I was rewinding the moment. “Excuse … Read more

Faith and Good Courage: The Story Behind the Name, a Journal entry that grounds the project in the heart of its title, just before the very first vodcast episode premieres this Sunday, August 31, 2025! Faith and Good Courage is more than just the title of a podcast. It is the phrase that caught me … Read more

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Why I Keep Writing How one comment reminded me why I keep writing is not a grand story, but it is a deeply human one. The truth is, most days I wonder if the words I share reach anyone at all. We post, we publish, and we hope. Then, out of the blue, a stranger’s … Read more

The Compassion Deficit is a mile-marker on our shared road, August 18, 2025, a reminder that grace grows in small choices that anyone can make. The Compassion Deficit is not just a headline. It is what I see on the road, in grocery lines, online threads, and in the way we hurry past one another … Read more

He Followed Me Everywhere is a quiet cross-country tale about presence, healing, and the love that never leaves… A reminder that some friendships don’t fade, they just shift frequencies. I was doing afternoon drive at a country station in San Diego when he first tuned in back in the mid-90s, when radio still felt like … Read more

The Prayer at the Edge of the Counter is a quiet plea for kindness in a busy diner, August 9, 2025, a reminder that small gestures can answer bigger prayers. She didn’t know me. Didn’t care to. I was just a solo man at the counter, asking for a cup of coffee and a glass … Read more

The Road Curves Toward Others is a Route 66 story about pausing your own plans to help a stranger, and the grace found in small roadside moments. I have to be honest, I really wasn’t feeling generous that day. Somewhere along Route 66, somewhere between the playlists and the prayers, I had slipped into my … Read more

The Freezer Light Still Worked is a Route 66 story about finding quiet resilience in unexpected places, even when life feels half-empty. Some days stretch long and flat, like the road outside Kingman, sun-baked and stuck in place. That was me, pulled off the highway into an old roadside market, the kind with creaky wood … Read more

Sing Like Nobody’s Listening is a Winslow, AZ moment that invites you to lean into joy even when strangers are watching. Mary and I had been on the road for hours — no real schedule, just that kind of long-haul wandering that feels sacred without trying too hard. We rolled into town like thousands of … Read more