Arise
“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep.” -Rumi To understand me, you must first understand morning. My love...
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josully
- Dec 2, 2018
- 4 min
Crossing the Threshold
All it takes sometimes, is the will to stand up. The sound of basketballs smacking the gym floor has become a steady rhythm in my head....
josully
- Nov 20, 2018
- 4 min
The Great Alone
It is so easy to be pulled into the aloneness. That part of our mind that is dark, that swims with the unknown and has doubt as a...
josully
- Oct 8, 2018
- 4 min
Always Set the Pace First
Always set the pace first, that’s what my dad would say. It is 5am on a cold February morning. He is in running pants and a sweatshirt,...
josully
- Mar 5, 2018
- 5 min
The Man and his Dog
The man with the old chocolate lab never walks around our neighborhood anymore. I was driving home from Urgent Care, the lump in my...
josully
- Jan 14, 2018
- 3 min
Fail Forward
To stumble upon something gloriously holy and good, it feels like digging up the greatest treasure. I’m talking about boxing. But more...
josully
- Jan 1, 2018
- 3 min
New Year, But New You?
Ah, January 1st, 2018. We’ve been hearing it everywhere for the last few days. It’s a Monday, the first day to the new year. The perfect...
josully
- Jul 22, 2017
- 3 min
On the Eve of 30
This morning I woke up in the most peculiar way. It is the last day that I am 29, for starters. But mostly, it was that my son was ...
josully
- Apr 30, 2017
- 4 min
Parenting. Is. Hard.
Parenting is hard. I mean, right? It’s hard, so hard. All I wanted today was mass. To rest my soul in community. Levi woke up ready for...
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