I’m sitting here outside in the sun, knee deep in the latest novel I’ve been reading. You’d think I’ve never read a book before. We’ve been here in California for a few days now, and all I have been doing is reading…everyday. But it’s not just the obsessive reading that’s been interesting about my behavior these last few days. I’ve found myself staring off into the bright blue sky for lengthy amounts of time, with no significant thoughts whatsoever….just staring, as if completely disconnecting from life for several minutes at a time. Then I wake up from my daze wondering what I’ve been doing the last 15 minutes. There are other moments when streams of thought come crashing so hard into my mind and I cant get them down on paper fast enough before they disappear forever. Continue reading ‘desert reflections- attaching to god's hopes’














