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Gratitude and Joy
I am in the last month of my sabbatical. I have tried not to think too much about it ending . It is part of my focusing on living more in...
Patrick McWhorter
Aug 27, 20232 min read
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My Story Your Glory
Over these last two weeks, my soul has continued to dive deeper and crave more to truly believe that God loves me. Sometimes it feels...
Patrick McWhorter
Aug 4, 20233 min read
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I Finally Get It
These last couple weeks have continued the journey that God has me on this summer. It started out with a visit to see my aunt and uncle...
Patrick McWhorter
Jul 21, 20233 min read
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Connecting the Dots
This past week has been a week of peeling back more layers of my soul and connecting the dots. God revealed beliefs that I have had which...
Patrick McWhorter
Jul 9, 20232 min read
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Letting Go
The second week and first half of the third week of my sabbatical has been very good but also hard in some aspects. God continued to dive...
Patrick McWhorter
Jun 29, 20232 min read
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It Begins
It is the first week of my sabbatical. I had told a couple people that one thing I was scared of heading into sabbatical was that God...
Patrick McWhorter
Jun 17, 20233 min read
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New Growth
It has been a while since my last post. A lot has been happening. Spring and I went to an incredible marriage retreat the first part of...
Patrick McWhorter
Apr 16, 20222 min read
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God's Handiwork
There are many thoughts I am processing right now as I reflect on these last couple days. I have had the opportunity to spend some time...
Patrick McWhorter
Feb 21, 20222 min read
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Grateful!
Spring and I had the chance to get away for Valentine's Day this past weekend. We found a nice place just outside of Mount Rainier...
Patrick McWhorter
Feb 16, 20222 min read
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Just Be
How many of you are like me and find it hard to relax? Even when I think I am relaxing, my body still feels stressed. I had a massage...
Patrick McWhorter
Jan 21, 20222 min read
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Trust the Not Yet
Today's hike was the North Fork Clackmas River and Fall Creek Hike. The reward at the end of this hike was supposed to be a waterfall. My...
Patrick McWhorter
Jan 15, 20223 min read
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2022 Beginnings
This weekend was a great weekend with respect to the weather in Oregon. We have had a lot of rain lately with some snow mixed in as well....
Patrick McWhorter
Jan 9, 20222 min read
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Missed The Goal - Or Did I?
For 2021, I set the goal of doing the number of hikes per year that matched my age. So for 2021 the goal was 48 hikes. For 2021, I only...
Patrick McWhorter
Jan 2, 20223 min read
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