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Don’t Neglect the Tears of Christ

It was a Thursday afternoon and I had just driven through a snowstorm to see my friends in Fairbanks before leaving the state of Alaska.  During lunch with a friend, I was asked how my spiritual life was doing.  My friend was aware of what I had gone through this past Summer and I answered her honestly.  I told her it flatlined.  Her response was one of a true friend, one that lacked judgment. …

I am Battling the Stigmas

Battling stigmas around mental health was the biggest thing next to my pride that kept me from getting the help I truly needed.  It took a true breaking point for me to put all of these fears and stigmas aside in order for me to submit myself to the Reading Hospital on June 16th, 2019.

Stigma: a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person. (Google definition)

I am No Longer…

…an active missionary under LightShine Ministries.  My financial account, with which I receive tax-deductible donations will be closed on 9/30/2019. (more…)

I am Recovering (Road to Recovery Part 2)

July 21st, 2019 marked the four-month anniversary since my work accident.  As this blog’s title states, I am still recovering even four months later.  Out of the seven injuries, about four of them are still giving me issues with knees being the worst.  (more…)

Passed Out While Holding an Oxygen Mask.

Hey there,

You are an awesome person and it is lovely to meet you.  Thanks for following along in my life’s journey.  The next couple of blogs will be a series based off of “I am” or “I have” statements.  2019 has been a very challenging year for me in many aspects of my life.  From my careers (youth minister and technology assistant) to my personal mental and physical health, a lot of it has…

Hello everyone, hope your week has started off well.  I had a blog on “singleness” in the works but I will put that on hold, for now.  Today, I want to talk about my recovery.

Unfortunately, since my accident, my body is not the only thing that has been directly affected.  My mind has been as well.  Since this started early on, I thought it was related to the trauma of the event.  I wasn’t…

An Unmovable Barge in Stormy Seas

For anyone just tuning in to this blog, I am a youth minister in the Copper River Valley. It is important to know that my faith is in Christ for what I am about to share. I also believe there are spiritual forces at work. Both those that are helping us, and those that are against us (specifically as followers of Christ). There are often times when we as Christians must experience and fight…

Opposition is Opportunity (part 1)

Take a moment and check out this awesome blog from my older sister. Jessica McCray is an amazing mother of 4. She and her husband live in NY. Jess is also on the pastoral staff at a Vineyard Church near Syracuse.

It's new blog Tuesday!

It feels good to finally be on the mend. I was battling different sicknesses and allergic reactions to multiple antibiotics over a five week period. During my last checkup I was happy to hear that the only symptoms remaining are due to allergy season kicking in. That said, during final week of battling sicknesses, I was put on steroids to help fight off bronchitis. My lungs had become tired…

My Time Traveling Weekend

No, this is not a review on the Umbrella Academy. Sorry to disappoint if you were hoping for my thoughts on that Netflix hit series. If you actually want me to, let me know in the comments below. I’m still on the fence about watching that one. No reason really, just didn’t interest me all that much based on the trailer, but I digress.

So what does my weekend have to do with time traveling…