life. faithful.

"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." Those are bold words, spoken by a man who wasn't afraid to stir things up a bit--Albert Einstein. And though it may go against my better judgment (or maybe it just makes me nervous) I'm going to take a chance at stirring things up a bit myself... I still find it hard to believe at times, but I'm in the world of science. I still hesitate to call myself a scientist and don't know if I'll ever really feel like I can call myself a physicist, but after all life's twists and turns I've found myself right in the middle of a world that somehow seems both disconnected and intricately blended with the world of faith in which I grew up. Some people, it seems, think those two worlds--one of science and one of faith--should never collide. I'm not sure what chaos they think might come about as a result, but surely it would be something terrifying and life shattering. You know wha...

There's a Faith Hill song called, "Someone Else's Dream." The chorus says this: She was daddy's little girl Momma's little angel Teacher's pet, pageant queen She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me, Waking up in someone else's dream" Have you ever felt that way? Have you ever looked around and realized that you were living the life other people expected you to live, but you really don't know how it happened? Or am I the only one who has ever felt that way? On the off chance that I'm not alone, I'm going to keep writing. Gulp. Believe me, I would rather just let this particular subject slip quietly away. It hits a bit close to home and reveals a bit more than I would willingly show people. However, way back in January I chose the word " follow " for 2013, and right now that's what I'm doing. Following. Dragging my feet a bit to be honest, but still following. So, in...