Posts by Thomas Jacob

There is a moment many believers know well — the feeling that something invisible keeps blocking the door.…

When the room goes quiet and the casket is closed, words often fail us. I remember standing beside…

If you have ever sat beside a sick cat at 2 a.m., or watched an outdoor cat slip…

There's a particular kind of frustration that comes from standing in a room and forgetting why you walked…

There's a particular kind of helplessness that comes with a throbbing tooth at 2 a.m. You can't focus,…

There is a particular kind of silence that fills a home after a beloved dog crosses over —…

There's a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from living inside a mind that won't stop checking, counting,…

There is a moment — maybe you know it — when the noise of the day finally quiets,…

There's a particular kind of trembling that comes with buying a house. I remember a friend telling me…