This Awkward Life

My dad never fished the easy spots. He’d go where it was harder to reach—down rough paths, through thick brush, into places most people didn’t bother with. And almost every time, that’s where the fish were. Fewer people. Less pressure. More reward. Spiritually, it’s not much different.

Yep. I ogt crop-dusted. Whitfield Cemetery Sonny Boy Williamson II Bye Bye Bird

“My dad had a pond smaller than half an acre… but somehow the bass in that little pond got huge. Turns out… it wasn’t the size of the pond… it was what they were being fed. And I started wondering… what in my life is growing… just because I keep feeding it?”

My first morning pod episode. After the storm.

When my son was 9, I gave him a GPS so he could see exactly how long it would take for us to get home. It finally answered the age-old kid question: “Are we there yet?” Watching that countdown made me realize something about us as adults. We may not be sitting in the backseat anymore, but we still ask the same question in life. When things are difficult, uncertain, or taking longer than we expecte...

Trusting the process of packaging our lives.

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Yep. Sometimes you just got to run over a little kids bike. I hope this helps

If it were possible, we’d list them online with a description like: “Used, slightly damaged. Hoping someone else can take this off my hands.” But life doesn’t really work that way. You can’t auction off the parts of your story you don’t like. The truth is, those parts often become the most valuable pieces later.

The streak comes to a end, as I miss Fridays episode by 10 minutes. And I am glad about it.

I don't even have anything but keeping the streak alive.

When I was growing up, my parents had a simple phrase they used when I started getting out of line: “Act right.” They didn’t explain it, define it, or give a long speech. But somehow I knew exactly what they meant. In this episode of This Awkward Life , Eric reflects on how two simple words carried a powerful lesson about responsibility, self-control, and character. In a culture that often tells u...

Consistency sounds noble. Stubbornness sounds negative. But the line between them? It’s razor thin.

We talk a lot about big moments — big blessings, big breakthroughs, big generosity. But what about the small good that’s already in your hand? In Proverbs 3:27, we’re told not to withhold good when it’s in our power to act. That means encouragement when someone needs it. Payment when it’s owed. Forgiveness when you could stay bitter. A kind word when silence would be easier.

We’ve demonized him because his pain makes us uncomfortable. His obedience didn’t explode outward like rebellion; it collapsed inward into resentment. And honestly, that hits close to home for a lot of faithful people. Here’s the quiet truth: Faithfulness without affirmation can turn into bitterness.

Rock climbers carry a kind of strength you don’t notice at first—quiet, disciplined, and tested under pressure. This episode reflects on how real strength is often built in unseen places, formed through patience, endurance, and trust. The kind of strength that doesn’t show off, but holds fast when it matters most.

A lot of rambling BUT the streak continues.

We had a very productive jail ministry tonight. I appreciate the opportunity to be a part.

We’ve all met them—and if we’re honest, we’ve been them. Half-finished conversations. Almost-there relationships. People with so much potential, but nothing ever quite completed. In this episode, I talk about why a full, imperfect rough draft is better than a perfect fragment—and how that idea applies not just to projects, but to people. Life isn’t meant to be polished before it’s lived. Growth is...

Yep one of those nights. I had a idea but it couldn't compare to the sermon Pastor preached tonight. Hunger

A tiny speck in your eye can bring everything to a halt. It steals your focus, blurs your vision, and makes you desperate for relief. In this episode, we use that familiar irritation as a mirror for the spiritual life. How often do small offenses, worries, habits, or distractions hijack our attention and distort how we see God, others, and ourselves? We tend to rub harder—forcing fixes that only m...

Our last Sunday school class with Drew.

Its been a long day and I just about forgot to do a new episode but the streak continues Drop me a line Eric@thisawkwardlife.com

We lost a great man today. Mr. Brent Comans died in his sleep. He was always kind to me and was loved by so many. He always closed his shop early on Wednesdays and I always admired that.

The Bible promises that no weapon formed against us shall prosper —but it never says the weapon won’t be formed. In this episode, we sit in that uncomfortable middle space: the pressure, the attack, the thing that showed up uninvited and tried to take us out. What if the very weapon meant to destroy you became the thing that strengthened you? What if surviving it sharpened your faith, clarified yo...