Live Update August, 2025

July was weird. I’ve never experienced a life turnaround like what happened to me this last month. In my last update, I talked about how life had hit a really bad low. Then it suddenly got better one day. I woke up, went into work expecting it to be another day in the pit, when suddenly I found out I would be getting 8 hours! Then the next day, I got ten! Since that day, I haven’t seen a work week that has dipped below forty. 

Knock on wood.

Everything else has been going pretty well too. I have secured an artist for the book. We should have that part done by the end of August. In the meantime, I’m doing some final touches on the writing. It’s a bunch of little things here and there to give this book the oomph it deserves. I think you guys are really going to like it. I think it’ll feel a lot like the stuff that I do here, but with a few really pointed focuses. 

For one, the writing style is very distinct and consistent across the board. I tend to try new things here and change it up from time to time. There’s less of that. It has something that it’s going for and it was lots of fun trying to stick to it. Explaining different things was a blast in what I have come to call my “dummy voice.” Obviously, I’m not dumb (and neither are you,) but trying to spell out my stories that way was definitely a fun ride. 

Honestly, that’s what the book’s all about: stories. Stories of being a Christian and what a weird journey it has been. Honestly, I think I want to do a whole separate book (or maybe even two!) on this year. It has been so crazy that sometimes I can barely keep up. I always thought I’d have to go overseas to have adventures again, but God brought them right to my door. 

It’s weird, though. When I started this year, I kept praying for some direction. I wanted to know what this year would be all about. I was looking for a kind of north for my compass, if you will. The story of Joseph kept coming up. It popped up in other books and in sermons and other places in my everyday life. I felt drawn to it too. I kept running laps around the story and my life started to feel like it was running the same course. 

Except, I had a worse dungeon: the dungeon of free time! I know, it was horrible. 

Jokes aside, life definitely felt like a prison for a while. Then it suddenly wasn’t one day. It all felt similar enough that I’m a little spooked. Good spooked, though. Spooked by a Holy Ghost. Hah! But yeah, life is good now. It’s better than good. I’m even dating again! I know, bet you didn’t see that one coming. Neither did I, if I’m being honest. I’m scared to get comfortable, in case something else is coming, but I feel like a storm is just clearing up. I’m still trying to stop shivering from being drenched by the rain, but it cleaned me off real good, and now I’m waking up to a bright and beautiful day. 

I hope you’re doing well too. If you’re reading this and we haven’t talked in a while, let’s say hello. That is, assuming I can find the time. What am I saying? I’ll make the time! That’s what life is all about! 

Until Next Time

May Peace be your Guide.