Why I can sleep well despite being tired, weary, and broken — It’s getting late and I am about to put another day to rest. Not much has changed since last night. I’m still tired. I’m still weary. I’m still broken. They are familiar feelings; inconvenient friends. …

A small story about God’s small acts of daily grace — I was exhausted. There was a wave of depression beginning to roll over my heart. I had familiar voices echoing in my head, “You’re a failure. You’re a poor excuse of a husband. Your parenting is pretty much a major letdown. You ruin everything you touch.” …

How a moonlit night eased my burdens — “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.” (Psalm 19:1‭-‬2, ESV) It was late and dark. I had just finished grabbing a few last-minute things from the store. As I walked out…

This rollercoaster is not fun and I want off! Or do I? — Dear schizophrenia…ahem…I mean Hurricane Season I’m not going to lie. I hate to love you and I love to hate you. You’re the worst. You’re also the best. It’s weird, I know. Our complex relationship started in 2019, my first time with you. In Indiana, I dealt with short little…

Four moments as a husband and father that forced me to grow up fast — In my experience, there are two phrases that require a man to reevaluate the person he is and the person he wants to be. The first is, “I do.” The second is, “We’re expecting.” The Lord uses family as a refining fire in our lives. It comes with all the…

The shipping burnout is a surprisingly accurate analogy of real life. — I spent several years working at a busy distribution center. It was some of the hardest and most physically challenging work I have ever done. Just to put it in perspective, if you were working in the order filling modules, in order to make production you had to throw between…

A poem on broken family — Midnight Eight years old You were hugging, crying like you didn't want to go So why'd you go? Answers to these questions I will never know Abandonment that's deep enough to crush the soul Taillights Gravel road Quarter mile of dust and then you disappear What am I supposed to do without…

There are some things you need to know — Dear younger me, I don’t really know how to start this all off. I am trying to remember what it was like to be you. I know you are not ready to hear some of this, but there are some things you need to know. …

The song I wrote for my wedding day — These are the words to the song I wrote and played while my wife walked down the aisle 12 years ago. I wanted to share it with you: We sit in silence, Wondering about the past, And how we made it, All those nights before we met. Tomorrow seems so…

Pilgrim on my way to a better country (Hebrews 11:16) — Hello! Welcome to my little corner of the Medium universe. My name is Brad Creech. I know, it’s a boring name. But it was given to me for free so I kept it. Since you’re here, let me tell you a little bit about myself. Honestly, this may be the…

Do you want to know how a song is written? The Birth of a Song A look into one musician's songwriting process I want to tell you something I have never told anyone before. I am a singer/songwriter and I share my music with anyone who will listen. However, I have not told a soul how my songs actually come into being. …

A word from God in an unexpected place — A short experience It was a hot, dusty day at work. I was loading boxes into a trailer when the radio station I was listening to began playing a worship song. I had been there for most of my 12-hour shift at this point and I was exhausted. The physical work wore me…