Who Deserves a Sandwich? A Quiet Experiment in Humanity.
A Sandwich, A Question, and Eleven Quiet Revelations Today, I ran a little social experiment—not in a lab, but outside a Starbucks on Nicholasville Road in Lexington, Kentucky. I go there often. And almost every day, I see the same…
When We Couldn’t Lift Him, a Stranger Carried More Than Just a Body—He Carried Us Through.
A Stranger Named Steven Since early January, my husband had been in and out of the ICU, fighting through a whirlwind of health challenges that tested not just his body, but our spirits too. He had been through so much….
“Dear God, Please Take Care of My Dog” — And the Heartwarming Reply That Came Back.
A Letter to Heaven — and the Package That Came Back When Abbey, our 14-year-old golden retriever, passed away last month, the grief in our home was thick and quiet — especially for our 4-year-old daughter, Meredith. Abbey had been…
Real Love Is in the Diapers, the Coffee, and the Quiet Support.
“If I Could Talk to My 24-Year-Old Self Before Becoming a Dad…” I’m 29 now. A husband. A father of three. And every day, I watch my wife, Franziska—the woman who carried, birthed, and nurtured our children with awe-inspiring grace—do…
She Bought Two Cans and a Banana. What She Did Next Changed Lives.
The Canned Soup Lady Every Friday night, just before closing time, she would shuffle through the automatic doors of our grocery store — tiny, hunched, always in the same worn floral dress and plastic sandals that barely held together. Her…
A Cold Night, a Warm Heart: The Man Who Bought Every Box of Girl Scout Cookies So Two Girls Could Go Home.
The Man Who Cleared the Table of Cookies and Filled Two Young Hearts with Hope It was one of those bone-chilling evenings in South Carolina — the kind that creeps into your clothes and numbs your fingers no matter how…
The Boy Who Brought Water to Half a Million People.
The Boy Who Brought Water to Half a Million Souls When Ryan Hreljac was just six years old, his world was simple—school, play, and turning on the tap when he was thirsty. But everything changed the day his teacher spoke…
Where the Mountains Don’t Reach, God Still Does.
When God Comes to Women This one hit me hard. Have you ever noticed how, in scripture, it’s almost always the men who go up into the mountains to meet with God? Moses climbed Mount Sinai.Elijah found God not in…
Because I Love You: A Boy, a Garden, and a Quiet Act of Kindness.
What Love Looks Like (In Dirt and Sweatpants) I often describe my 11-year-old son as something close to an immovable slug. It’s not an insult — just an affectionate, painfully accurate description. He’s sweet. He’s smart. But when it comes…
More Than a Meal: A Moment of Prayer and Compassion at Chick-fil-A.
A Milkshake, a Prayer, and a Life Lesson at Chick-fil-A Today, I took my daughter Stella to Chick-fil-A — our regular daddy/daughter spot. It’s clean, consistent, and the food never misses. But more than anything, it’s the playground that seals…