All posts by Tony Burgess

Hi there, my name is Tony Burgess (my friends call me T-Bird) from Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. I am a believer, bleeding heart, idealist, and blogger. I'm married to Laura the Soup Diva and a dog dad to Frankie, Cody, and Mikey. Daily I work for a blood bank recruiting donors. My blog is where I chronicle and curate the sacred, serious, and silly things in my life. I am a member of The Episcopal Church. Thank you for connecting with me. Grace, peace, and love!

The Earlier Christmas Creeps

This is mildly sacrilegious but it’s a great commentary on how the earlier Christmas season starts that it makes other holidays have to complete for their place in line.

Sunday Reflection: Time to Rest and Time to Serve

Here’s a few thoughts inspired by the day.

Take Time to Rest – Everyone needs a day to chill out and renew. Everyone seems to be overscheduled and overworked and that isn’t good. We all need at least one day where we can reconnect with ourselves, others and, to reset ourselves. If rest is good for the divine its good enough for me. Rest and recreation are given a bad rap and that shouldn’t be the case for anyone. Don’t look for things to do because certainly you will find plenty of stuff to occupy your mind and time. Busy is not good for anyone.

Power In Service to Others – So many people look for power and status that they fail to realize that power can be found in serving others. Our world needs helpers more than it needs bosses these days. To me, service can impact the lives of many and that is a powerful thing. Everyone in service to others has the capability to make the world a much better place and you know that is a special place to be in. Not to say that people in power don’t serve but if one is just interested in a position and not the responsibility then there can be a problem.

I hope you all have had a restful Sunday and that you are ready to serve in the coming weeks ahead. Grace and peace and love to you all.

I Got Lunch Today

Today I got lunch and it wasn’t delivered by Uber Eats. A coworkers relative put these box lunches together and it was tasty and somewhat healthy. It was good stuff.

Yo, It’s Friday

Let’s do the damn thing gang. Have a great Friday.

All I Wanted Was My Lunch

Uber Eats failed to deliver my lunch today and I’m not happy about it. All I wanted was my chicken wings and fries. Yeah this is a first-world problem but still it’s not good service.

Something To Think About For A Thursday

We are all in this together. Stick together. Do good stuff.