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'Nuff Said' is a collection of things around the net that makes me ponder, wonder or just belly laugh. This entry focuses on some of my favorite Bad Lip Readings videos.
Folks, it's been a year. No matter what we've done, the virus has claimed lives. Masks or no masks. Lockdowns or none. It's been humbling and depressing. Many want to blame authorities and see a conspiracy theory or broader narrative behind every motive and EO. It's tempting because they try to weave disparate realities into a metanarrative. But can we just.. not right now? Let's look forward to the coming dance.
It's been a long time coming, but I said goodbye to Old Social Media last month. Crazily and curiously, I haven't missed them. Instead, a glorious quiet has descended where there was once mental noise.
Thirst is a good thing. Our need to drink reminds us that we are not self-sufficient. On a spiritual level, do you grasp that your *soul* was also created to thirst? Psalm 42 has some wonderful imagery about how to quench your deepest longings.
It's become a tradition here at Notes from the Trail to look back over the past year's posts and find which ones were most trafficked. Here's the collection of the top 10 posts written during 2020, based on the site traffic/views.
The January episode of Ordinary Celebrity features Shelley Breen and Denise Jones, two of the founding members of the Christian contemporary music group, Point of Grace.
Enough was enough. I'd been debating for a looonnggg time. But this past week helped me push the button. I'm leaving #OSM (Old Social Media).
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 was an unhappy day for America. Not only were Constitutional processes interrupted and perhaps subverted by fear and unrest, but it was depressing. It seemed that 2021 was simply 2020 on steroids, an infinite Groundhog Day-ish loop of a repetitive cycle of mean-spirited vengeance.
Reading is deeply enjoyable for me, and as you’ll see from this year’s list, it involved spirituality, nonfiction, and fiction as brain candy. Let me know what you're reading and also if something I recommend makes it onto your 2021 list.