Words from Kris D. Murphy
(re-post from 2014, true then, true today) Re-entry. Head is still a mess…heart is tangled up, too. But felt like I need to get some words down and out there in the middle of this spin cycle of re-entry. 24 hours ago I woke up in Hopkins, Belize. No, not the fancy resort part of […]
Cleaning house again. Originally posted 3/2/12. More applicable than ever, friends: Just a thought…this week I keep hearing about yucky stuff that friends are going thru. I’ve had a few bumps lately as well (sometimes bumps can feel like mountains, eh?). It’s funny though, thru these yucky-stuff-times I’m seeing the words of James come alive. […]
Throwback Monday (um…that’s not actually a THING). Here’s a great thought for all of us now, from Kris back then (2006ish?)… i just finished – quite possibly – the best book I’ve read. I’m sad its over. The book ends with a charge of sorts. It challenged me to consider my definition of true success. And, […]
Today i was reading a new fav book (Wonderstruck by Margaret Feinberg) and one sentence sent me whirling back to 1985ish: “Many of the well-meaning but trite responses of friends and those in her faith community were more damaging than healing.” Feinberg was writing about a friend, Sophia, who suffered a sudden and life-shattering loss at […]
So. There’s this. Yesterday I was reminded (multiple times no less!) that no matter what I “feel” that I’ve got a Shield and a Lifter of my head. David was in a mess…we’ve all got our own messes. My fav part of this is what’s NOT there—- a qualifier. Like — “IF u fix ur […]
It’s quiet here. It’s been quiet here for a buncha months, actually. i’ve been writing…most def, but more than ever feeling the pull toward story-telling…and so I’m quietly restarting. Right this minute I’m parked at my fav coffee shop w/earbuds in and a calendar appt that says “write.” step 1 – write step 2 – […]
Starting down a new road today. An uncertain road, but one that I have no doubt is exactly where I’m supposed to be traveling right now. I’m writing/compiling/planning a Bible study on the book of John. I use all of those verbs bc it allows me to lean on the footnotes and references as I wade thru […]