by Tony LaMarca | Mar 17, 2026 | Open Journal, Original Music, The Process, Theology, Things I'm Learning
I used to be a perfectionist, but not about everything. There just seemed to be certain things that would bring out a hint of OCD. As a child, shopping with my mother, I noticed the impulse racks at the checkout were never zoned very well. So I organized it while we...
by Tony LaMarca | Nov 18, 2025 | Open Journal
Sometime in the late 80’s or early 90’s, I remember a lot of brown grass and not being allowed to play with the hose. A quick search showed a couple of droughts between 1988-1992 where I grew up, the worst being in 1991. Just nine years old that summer,...
by Tony LaMarca | Mar 5, 2024 | Open Journal
Is there a look that your face defaults to when you have a lot on your mind? Mine must be a combination of looking concerned and sad, but that’s also the look when I’m not thinking about anything. It’s just what I look like when I’m not...
by Tony LaMarca | Aug 20, 2020 | Open Journal
“If I don’t approach each new experience with an appropriate balance between confidence and humility, there’s a good chance I’m going to be humbled by force.”Destin Sandlin, “GOING SUPERSONIC with U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds! Pulling 7 G’s in an F-16...
by Tony LaMarca | Jul 29, 2020 | Open Journal
I’ve written thousands of words today more than once, only to delete them all. Sometimes that’s how The Holy Spirit works in me as He is forming and reforming my heart. I can’t even tell you what I wanted to write about at this point. As much as I...
by Tony LaMarca | Sep 11, 2019 | Open Journal
Certain events have a way of changing our perspective on things. The birth of your first child makes you aware of so many more dangers in the world. When your child is old enough to drive and becoming an adult, you start to see her differently. She’ll always be...
