I'm a blogger. I like the idea of a living, breathing journal that anyone in the world could stumble upon and interact with. I've kept a personal blog for two or three years now, and I've been involved with a venerable group blog since 2003 (see the link on the sidebar).

Being separated from my family has suddenly given me a wealth of free time, and I've been able to seize the opportunity to use my free time to pray, seek God, read Scripture, listen to sermons, read encouraging literature, and work. By God's grace I've spent very little time amusing myself with games, TV, or other distractions that can so easily demand our attention and make us wonder how we ever lived without them.

The sudden free time has also freed me to blog more often, and last week I felt compelled to begin this blog, Broken Vessel. The idea for this blog, and even the title of the blog, came upon me very quickly, and I was certain that the idea was from God. If nothing else, I pray that my children will read this blog years from now and know that during this time of painful separation they were constantly on my mind. I want them to know that I could not stop thinking about them, I could not stop weeping over the separation from them, and I could not stop looking forward to being reunited with them. I know without a doubt that the day I see my children again will be the happiest day of my life.