I sat in my room last night listening through raw recordings of some of my own music in order to decide what else I might want to add to them by way of other instrumentation before I have them professionally mixed/mastered. I sat with a guitar in hand, noodling around to the recordings and imagining […]
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Welcome to an experiment.
I was recently inspired (read: challenged) by one of my illustrious siblings (Chris) to cultivate a habit of posting small, creative posts more regularly. This is my attempt. No laughing or judging. Enjoy and be inspired to create better things. And read his too (it’s better) – chrisschwaar.com. Just do it.
On Directing Film (Musing)
Started a book last night on film directing even though I have no desire to pursue directing as a career or even a hobby. First, it was far enough away from any subject I spend much time thinking about right now that I hypothesized (correctly, it turns out) that it would prove an effective distraction. […]
Continue readingTruths Tangled (Poem)
Truths Like Christmas lightsLike fishing linesPull one from a box andTen more come along Tangled, hangingBaggage, countersNuance, framingStark reminders Truth isn’t simple anymore -LS
Continue readingLove Is Big (Musing)
I’ve reflected a couple times the last few days on how much love I have in my life – how deeply I love the people I’ve been given; how much I value the gift it is to practice pressing in to love; how deeply I have been loved by people in my life; what an […]
Continue readingA Vision of Transcendence (Musing)
I read a short devotional by author Skye Jethani this morning about the occurrence of Pentacost in the New Testament poetically mirroring the Tower of Babel in the Old. This quote struck me: “It’s important to recognize that at Pentecost the diverse languages and cultures of the people were not eliminated, they were transcended. Through […]
Continue readingThe Things I’m Meant to be Doing (Musing)
Yesterday’s post was about how nebulous my life looks in many respects. After I wrote that, I sat down with myself and with God and thought about it a bit more. While it’s still true that large portions of my life’s outlook are quite opaque at the moment, upon some reflection I believe I know […]
Continue readingThe End of What Makes Sense (Musing)
It’s definitely not the first time I’ve found myself in this scenario. My life always looks a little bit atypical. But some of its chapters look more conventional than others. And I’m currently living a chapter on the divergent end of that spectrum. The way I wanted this summer/fall to look was securing a coaching […]
Continue readingQuiet – Just a Journal Entry Today (Musing)
The past ~5 days have involved a lot for me. I drove with my dad from Chicago to Houston and back, spent time with three sets of very good and old friends, attended a significant and impactful conference on a subject about which I feel deeply passionate, and met a bunch of new people and […]
Continue readingOrchard in Gray (Prose)
It’s amazing how a different backdrop over a familiar setting can so drastically change its feel. My Dad and I are driving from Illinois to Texas today on a dual-mission roadtrip. On the way, we stopped at an apple orchard outside St. Louis to buy apple cider donuts for the friends we’ll be visiting. It […]
Continue readingAsking for Change (Musing)
To my knowledge, I have not yet encountered a life season in which I have so concertedly requested (over this lenght of time) that God intervene. That He show up and cause a change that I feel unable to cause myself. It’s been, at the very least, mildly interesting. That takes a bit of a […]
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