Incandescence

I love finding beauty in simple things during my walks For the sake of everyone's safety, I'm staying off the streets today. Ok, not really, but I did manage to drop a Tupperware of sweet potato casserole on the floor, somehow, it landed right-side-up, but it splashed a trajectory of mashed sweet potatoes in a five-foot path. I also tried to work on my story today, but my attention span is about five minutes long at the moment, which is why I'm blogging instead. Like many hobbies, its something to work on. A few years ago I used to sit down for eight hours at a time to write, so I know I can do it, I just have to work up to it. Kind of like running. I used to hate it, but this past month, I started again at the encouragement of my brother-in-law, who, while he likes to give me a hard time, really does have my best interest in mind. My goal was the Coast Guard fitness test standards, which he was working on as well. For me, it meant a 1.5 mile run in 15:36, 12 pu...

On our hunt up the Denali highway I think I've done more 'Alaskan' things in the last three or four weeks than the last twenty years combined. I was planning on doing NaNoWriMo during November, but between cuddles with my newest niece, Thanksgiving, and a caribou hunt, the month slipped away. I'm still planning on writing, I'm just pushing it back to December. I've been struggling with what my purpose is and what I want to do with my life. When I was in high school, I thought I would have my life figured out by now. It seemed straightforward, simple even. Even in college, I thought I knew. But now, in the midst of life with its ups and downs, its more complicated. I wish I had an answer. But if nothing else, this era of my life has shown me just how important it is to trust the Lord's plan for my life. He has placed me in this season for a reason, maybe I won't know what it is for five months, or even five years. Maybe not ever. But it's fa...