TheRustedChain - The Blog

The weather is warming up and I'm in salad mode again lately. I actually love salad, but really dislike boring or bland salads.
I try to keep a big bowl of chopped greens in the fridge and have a small salad before meals, or sometimes a big salad as my meal....

The last 24 hours have been a complete shock for us. We're reeling with shock and sorrow from a mass shooting that happened in our little town, a town of just over 3,000 people.
We are a community of farmers, dirt roads, factory workers, teachers, plumbers, cops, artists, restaurant workers, students, nurses, and families....

A friend and I were discussing this recently. It's far too easy to fall into a trap of trying to please others.
When we're able to make others happy, we feel whole, fulfilled, complete. But when we let others down, we feel empty and worthless ourselves....

We are all so broken. Cracked. Weak. Imperfect.
When we pretend not to be, we're lying to ourselves and to others. Some may believe the lie, but others can see the truth. We're frauds.
It is in our brokenness that God shines brightest through the cracks, if we let Him....