I'm pretty fearful, actually, which is to say I'm pretty human.
What If I'm Not Remarkable?
On the Road Again
Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again" has popped into my head almost every day for a week now. That song is one of the first songs I ever remember singing as a kid. It's fitting that country music intersects my love for the road--some of my favorite memories as a kid were involved sitting in my dad's truck on our way to fish while we listened to country.
The Only Real Obligation in Life
"I'm thinking about letting them know I can't do it anymore," he told me. "But I feel bad. They really need me." He let out a sigh through his nose. It crackled in the speaker of my phone. I could feel the father-son relational scale tip to my side.
"Dad," I said. "You shouldn't feel bad about it. Especially at this point in your life. You don't have to be a slave to obligation."
