The road has a way of handing us things we didn’t plan for. Some arrive wrapped in joy. Others come disguised as inconvenience, uncertainty, or responsibility we weren’t expecting to carry. But over time, the miles teach a quiet truth: what God places in our hands is rarely accidental.

What God Hands You reflects on the choices we face when life places something unexpected before us. We can resist it, question it, or learn to hold it with faith and humility. Often the very thing we hesitate to accept becomes the place where purpose quietly begins to grow. The road doesn’t always explain the reason, but it does invite us to trust that every moment placed in our care can become part of something meaningful.

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https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/03/19/what-god-hands-you/

🎙️ Roadside Notes is a reading series from the Faith and Good Courage Journal, stories of grace, grit, and second chances written and read by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain.

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First impressions come quickly. A glance across a room, a look exchanged in passing, a quiet assumption forming before a single word is spoken. But every once in a while the road invites us to slow down and look again.

Seeing Past The Look reflects on the difference between what we see on the surface and the deeper story that often hides just beneath it. Compassion begins when we pause long enough to remember that every face carries a life we cannot fully see. When we choose curiosity instead of judgment, kindness finds room to move, and ordinary encounters can turn into moments of unexpected grace.

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https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/03/12/seeing-past-the-look/

🎙️ Roadside Notes is a reading series from the Faith and Good Courage Journal, stories of grace, grit, and second chances written and read by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain.

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Judgment can feel easy in a noisy world. It slips into conversations, rides along with assumptions, and gathers weight before we even realize we’re carrying it. But every once in a while the road offers a quieter invitation: to loosen our grip, step back, and choose grace instead.

Dropping The Stone is a reflection on mercy, humility, and the quiet courage it takes to let go of condemnation. Instead of joining the chorus of criticism, this story invites us to pause long enough to remember that every life carries a story we can’t fully see. Sometimes the bravest act isn’t speaking louder, it’s simply dropping the stone and choosing compassion.

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https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/03/05/dropping-the-stone/

🎙️ Roadside Notes is a reading series from the Faith and Good Courage Journal, stories of grace, grit, and second chances written and read by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain.

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What would it look like if kindness stopped riding in the passenger seat and started taking the wheel? This reflection imagines a year shaped not by louder opinions or sharper edges, but by deliberate compassion. Not fixing everything. Not solving every argument. Simply responding when something is within reach.

Rule 66 Kindness is about treating kindness as active, not optional. Leaving people better than you found them. Feeding when you can. Staying when it would be easier to leave. Helping without first checking for agreement. It doesn’t promise easy answers, but it does offer a better direction. In a world that often defaults to convenience, this story invites us to let compassion steer.

📖 Read the full Journal entry:

https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/02/26/rule-66-kindness/

🎙️ Roadside Notes is a reading series from the Faith and Good Courage Journal, stories of grace, grit, and second chances written and read by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain.

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A simple breakfast. Pancakes ordered with quiet relief. An older man sipping tea, content in a way money can’t explain. No speeches. No spotlight. Just a small act of kindness passed quietly across a diner table.

The Coffee That Changed Nothing and Everything reflects on how ordinary generosity shifts the atmosphere of a room and the posture of a heart. What looks like “nothing” on the surface can realign something deeper within us. Kindness rarely begins with us, but it absolutely continues because of us. This story is about grateful heart giving, about the subtle way grace moves through people, and about how the world often changes without fireworks or announcements, just everyday decency choosing to keep traveling.

📖 Read the full Journal entry:

https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/02/19/grateful-heart-giving/

🎙️ Roadside Notes is a reading series from the Faith and Good Courage Journal, stories of grace, grit, and second chances written and read by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain.

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Sometimes the road asks us to be brave. Other times it asks us to be honest. And every now and then, it asks us to begin again. This reflection sits in that quiet space between yesterday and tomorrow, where nothing is fixed all at once, but something new can begin.

Today Is Your Chance To Do Better is about offering God the pieces instead of pretending they’re already whole. It’s a reminder that grace works patiently, shaping what feels worn out into something usable again. You don’t have to fix everything. You don’t have to rush the process. You just have to take the next small step and trust that God will meet you there.

📖 Read the full Journal entry:

https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/02/12/today-is-your-chance/

🎙️ Roadside Notes is a reading series from the Faith and Good Courage Journal, stories of grace, grit, and second chances written and read by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain.

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Kindness takes the wheel in ways most people never notice. What looks simple on the surface can unsettle those who have forgotten how heavy life can feel for someone else. Some misunderstand kindness. Some mock it. Some mistake it for weakness. But this reflection tells a different story, one learned slowly, over long miles and quiet moments.

Drawing from a mother’s wisdom, diner counter conversations, and an unnoticed act of generosity along Route 66, this story explores kindness as a form of courage, softness with strength behind it. No applause. No cameras. Just the kind of compassion that leaves a mark long after the coffee has gone cold. Kindness still works best when no one is watching, and it still has the power to change a moment, a morning, and sometimes a life.

📖 Read the full Journal entry:

https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/02/05/kindness-takes-the-wheel/

🎙️ Roadside Notes is a reading series from the Faith and Good Courage Journal, stories of grace, grit, and second chances written and read by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain.

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We don’t always get to stand on mountaintops and shout about heroes. The world rarely pauses to notice the small acts that quietly hold it together. But this reflection does. It’s a thank-you to the gentle, steady souls whose love shows up without applause, wrapped in kindness and offered without expectation.

I See You and Thank You honors the quiet givers, the ones who sew, cook, share, and stop for strangers. It’s a reminder that love doesn’t always arrive with trumpets or miracles. Sometimes it comes as a handmade bag, a half-burger, or a soft word spoken at the right moment. These small acts feed more than bodies, they feed the soul, one moment of quiet grace at a time.

📖 Read the full Journal entry:

https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/01/29/i-see-you-and-thank-you/

🎙️ Roadside Notes is a reading series from the Faith and Good Courage Journal, stories of grace, grit, and second chances written and read by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain.

#FaithAndGoodCourage #faithgoodcourage #Route66Chaplain #ChristopherTuttle #RoadsideWisdom #Rule66 #HealingHighway #KindnessForTheRoad #QuietStrength #TheCompassionDeficit #WitWisdomAndDinerMoments #GraceOnTheGo #route66