Every morning, you wake up to a fresh start—a clean slate, a brand new chance.
Fresh Starts are short pieces that I write whenever they arrive on my doorstep. Most Fresh Starts include, in addition to my words, a quote and a Scripture. After I write a Fresh Start, I always practice it. I hope you will, too. What Martin Laird said of his book, I say of Fresh Starts: “The[se] observations and reflections . . . are but paper boats on the river. Perhaps one or two will make landfall with you.” Subscribe to receive Fresh Starts by email, or follow on Facebook.
Recent Fresh Starts
After dinner a few nights ago, I went to the grocery shopping. I needed groceries, but I also wanted to finally . . . .
A few weeks ago, we were sitting around the table at a family dinner, kids and grownups, chatting and laughing. We used our. . . .
I awoke again this morning to a white, frozen world--snow and ice and the kind of cold that hurts. The trees have long been bare. . . .
There was once a little boy who lived in a small town. One morning, his parents told him to get ready for. . . .
One evening, I found myself alone for a few hours in a sea of strangers. The room was. . . .