by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 21, 2019 | My Blog, Poetry
I need Your kindness I am desperate I can barely breathe through my tears I need Your gentleness I am so broken I am so exposed My heart was never designed for this My soul cries out for kindness Mercy for my soul I can’t see the way forward I can’t see my way to You...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 20, 2019 | My Blog, Poetry
Did you not hear me cry out How loud must I scream Will my tears not be enough What other price must I pay Has anyone fought as hard as me Do you forsake me in my darkest hour Am I not worthy Have I not paid for my sins Is there no grace for your son Must I know a...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 17, 2019 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
I should probably start off by saying that even though I have been planning this ride since 2011 if someone had asked me six months ago if I thought I was ever going to start this ride I would have replied that likely it was not going to happen and given my personal...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 16, 2019 | Miscellaneous, My Blog
If we claim to be serious about the environment doesn’t a personal environmental manifesto make sense? Are the poles melting? Is climate change natural or man-made? Actually we need to perhaps be more accurate and call it what it is — global warming not climate...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 11, 2019 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
Though many of these experiences and desires come as a result of Christian and spiritual longings Bucket List – a number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime. Some people think Bucket Lists are stupid. ...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 4, 2019 | Biking & Camping, My Blog
“There’s no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing.” – Sir Ranulph Fiennes I’m pretty sure that I have an allergy to cold weather; I had never winter-camped before in my life and had no idea what I was in for when I started my last bike tour on...
