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If you are new here, these are the pieces I would hand you first — crab pots and kayaks, a hard move across the country, and the grace tucked inside ordinary days.

Watercolor of an open notebook and fountain pen by a window

Devotional · February 19, 2025

My Writing Journey Updates

Notes from the desk: what I am working on, what has stalled, and what the waiting has been teaching me.

Watercolor of two cardinals on a snowy branch beside a feeder

Poetry · February 15, 2025

Cardinals in the Snow

Watching the bird feeders on a snowy day was the inspiration for this poem. “Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.” — Isaiah 1:18

Watercolor of a crab pot lifted from a tidal creek beside a kayak

Allegory · February 12, 2025

Crabbing on Bells Creek

An allegorical devotion — the first allegory I have written, set in my new home along the Tidewater creeks.

Watercolor of a blue crab in shallow water

Devotional · February 8, 2025

Hello World!

Two blue crabs, a kayak, and a move across the country — the first entry in a slow record of grace.

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