This Awkward Life

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I’ll be honest—I was afraid. At 81, bones are fragile. One wrong move and you could cause real damage. And every warning you’ve ever heard starts flashing in your mind. But then there’s the other side of the equation. You can’t just leave an 81-year-old woman lying in a parking lot.

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The old proverb says, “In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.” But what if that crown isn’t about power at all?

Trying to win a war on two fronts will drain even the strongest army. History shows us that dividing attention, energy, and resources almost always leads to exhaustion, mistakes, and collapse. But this isn’t just a military problem—it’s a human one. In this episode, we talk about what it’s like to fight battles on multiple fronts at the same time: external pressure and internal doubt, responsibili...

There was a time when coming home to an empty house was normal. A key on a string, a quiet kitchen, and a few hours to yourself before anyone else got home. In this episode, we talk about what it meant to be a latchkey kid—how that season shaped independence, resilience, and sometimes loneliness. We reflect on the silence of those afternoons, the small responsibilities we learned early, and the wa...

Yeah. We are just going to keep the streak alive with this one.

If your life never changed, would you be okay with it? It’s a question most of us don’t slow down long enough to ask. We spend so much time chasing what’s missing, fixing what’s broken, or obsessing over the few things that aren’t going right—while quietly overlooking everything that already is. This episode is an invitation to pause and take inventory. Not of what you wish was different, but of w...

Growing up, one of my favorite baseball players was Steve Avery , a dominant pitcher for the Atlanta Braves . Before injuries changed his career, he was electric—one of the best on the mound. Recently, watching old clips of his playing days stirred a deeper thought in me. All of us, at some point, have been hurt. Wounded. Spiritually injured. And the dangerous story we tell ourselves is this: I us...

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Everyone should have a file on God. A physical files of all the miracles He has preformed for you. It would help us in times of doubting and to always remember all thatn Jesus has done for us.

Found out that collectibles really aren't considered collateral. Kinda hurt my feelings.

I recently read a quote that said " Being rich is based on numbers. Feeling rich is based on how rich your neighbor is." MFM Pod

Because if you don’t plan your day, your day will happily plan you —and it’s usually terrible at it. Here’s the real, human reason planning before the day starts matters: 1. You wake up with intention instead of reaction Without a plan, the first email, text, or problem becomes your boss. Planning ahead lets you decide what matters before the noise shows up. 2. Your brain works better when it know...

We lost a wonderful Christian man this week from my home church. Just a few thoughts of Bro. Mike Lang

There’s a strange relief in knowing you’re not the final decision-maker. When you’re the middleman, you carry conversations, pass along details, and try not to waste anyone’s time—yet somehow, time still slips away. Sales calls turn into relay races. Questions get filtered. Answers get delayed. And you start to wonder if being helpful sometimes means stepping out of the way. In this episode, I tal...

We all know what it feels like to coast—letting momentum carry us instead of intentionally steering. In this episode, a childhood game of cutting the engine on a straightaway becomes a sobering metaphor for life and faith. Coasting feels safe… until the road curves. A reflection on the hidden danger of drifting spiritually and the quiet power of re-engaging our walk with Christ.

“If you cry over a nickel, you’ll die for a dime.” Most of what drains our joy isn’t the big tragedies—it’s the small, everyday irritations we refuse to let go of. In this episode of This Awkward Life , we talk about perspective, emotional weight, and how allowing little things to live rent-free in our minds can slowly steal our peace. From misunderstood comments to minor frustrations, this episod...

A simple sound—the scratch of a pencil on paper—opens a flood of memories. In this episode, we explore how the tools we’re given to write with mirror the seasons of our lives, reminding us that mistakes aren’t permanent and the story isn’t finished yet.

🥛 Milk = Comfort & Nutrition Milk is a basic staple for kids and adults—cereal, coffee, cooking, comfort drinking. It provides calories, protein, and hydration if power goes out and you’re stuck at home. Bread is ready-to-eat and doesn’t require cooking. You can make simple meals with almost anything—peanut butter, canned meat, cheese, jelly, etc. It’s cheap, filling, and familiar. When storm...

Theo van Gogh’s devotion to his brother Vincent van Gogh was unwavering and deeply sacrificial. Theo was more than a brother—he was Vincent’s emotional anchor, financial support, and fiercest believer during years of poverty, illness, and rejection. Through constant letters, Theo encouraged Vincent to keep painting when no one else saw value in his work, often funding his supplies and living expen...