Roadside Notes

There's a kind of tiredness that doesn't come from lack of sleep. It comes from planting without seeing anything come up. From doing good work quietly and wondering if it's landing anywhere. From showing up day after day in a season that doesn't seem to be turning yet. That's what this entry is about.A conversation in a Route 66 diner with an old farmer who'd been planting longer than he'd been harvesting said something that stayed with me. He wasn't discouraged. He wasn't measuring. He was simply doing what the season called for. Paul said the same thing in Galatians 6:9 in a way that's less a pep talk and more a steady hand on the shoulder. There will be a harvest. The season belongs to something larger than your timeline.Some seeds belong to the next pair of hands. Some harvests are gathered by people you'll never meet. This episode is for the ones who are still planting anyway.📖 Read the full Journal entry: https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/05/07/do-not-grow-weary/🎙️ 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 #matthew25lives

There is a line Christopher uses with couples when he is deciding whether he is the right officiant for their wedding. He tells them he has the toughest job of anyone in the room. He has to be the center of attention without being seen, and he has to do all the talking without being heard. It gets a laugh. But he means every word.This entry sits with that idea alongside Matthew 6, the passage that doesn't condemn giving but questions the audience. It asks an honest question: when we share stories of kindness, when we encourage others to act, are we teaching or performing? Are we illuminating the path or spotlighting ourselves? That line is worth examining. Quietly. Regularly. Without flinching.The goal isn't invisibility. It's proper positioning. Let the love shine. Let the kindness become normal. Let the idea outlast the name of the person who shared it.📖 Read the full Journal entry: https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/04/30/center-of-attention/🎙️ 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 #matthew25lives

Most of the time you leave something kind and you never hear what happened next. A note tucked under a sugar dispenser. A tip that was a little more than usual. A quiet prayer in a cracked asphalt parking lot. You walk away and the story moves without you. That is the way it is supposed to work.This week's entry from the Roadside Notes journal is about a moment I didn't expect. A waitress on Route 66 who recognized me. A note she almost threw away. And a battery that got paid for by grace she couldn't explain. I didn't orchestrate any of it. I just got to hear about it. And that, it turns out, is a gift of its own.Gratitude reciprocates not because we design it to, but because something received with a thankful heart refuses to stop moving. Sometimes you get to hear a little of the harvest. Not to take credit. Just to stay humble and keep going.📖 Read the full Journal entry: https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/04/23/gratitude-reciprocates 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 #matthew25lives

It started at a cold cement table outside a Dunkin' with a cup of familiar coffee and a head full of heavy things. Bills. Health. The state of the world. The kind of weight that settles in when you sit alone with it long enough. But instead of asking God to fix everything on that list, Christopher bowed his head just to say thank You. Simple. Quiet. No agenda.When he lifted his head, someone was sitting a few feet away. A man with a worn-haired dog named Pete and a smile that didn't ask for anything. What happened next wasn't planned or dramatic. A donut he couldn't eat. Half a cup of coffee. A few honest words. And then a line that landed like a promise: "Spring is coming, I can feel it."Gratitude changes what you see. When you stop demanding and start noticing, your eyes adjust. And sometimes what you're holding is exactly what someone else needs.📖 Read the full Journal entry: https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/04/16/spring-is-coming-i-can-feel-it/ 🎙️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 #matthew25lives

There is a kind of loud that is not confidence. It is defense. Most of us have heard it. Some of us have been it. A man at a diner counter talking about bad breaks and wrong people and what he would do if life would just give him a clean shot. And somewhere in the listening, something familiar starts to stir.This entry is not about that man. It is about what happens when someone sees through the noise to what is underneath. When grace shows up not because we earned it or asked for it, but because someone knew we needed it before we did.That is the kind of moment that stays with you long after the coffee goes cold.📖 Read the full Journal entry: https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/04/09/because-he-knew-i-didnt/ 🎙️ 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 #matthew25lives

It wasn't a strategy or a brand plan. It was a sentence spoken in the front seat of a car on a desert freeway, creosote bloom drifting through a cracked window. Mary said it simply and it landed deeper than any metric ever could. "It's your own devotional and you're just sharing it with others."This week's Roadside Notes is about what happens when someone else names the calling before you do. It's about faith worked out in ordinary places, not on stages or in polished presentations, but in booths, in cars, and on long stretches of road where the only sound is tires humming against asphalt. Your Own Devotional doesn't require perfection. It requires sincerity.If you've been waiting for permission to share what you're learning, this one is for you. Your lived faith, imperfect and unfolding, might be exactly what someone else needs to hear today.📖 Read the full Journal entry: https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/04/02/your-own-devotional/ 🎙️ 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 #matthew25lives

Maybe someone near you is carrying a story they don’t plan to share. Maybe they’re waiting for a reason to speak, or a signal that it’s safe to be heard. In a world that moves fast and talks louder, listening has quietly become one of the most powerful things we can offer.The Power Of Listening reflects on the courage it takes to slow down, stay present, and create space for another person to matter. You don’t need perfect words. You don’t need a solution. You just need to be there long enough for trust to form. Sometimes a quiet hello, a patient moment, or a simple word of encouragement can become the rope that pulls someone back into the light.📖 Read the full Journal entry:https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/03/26/the-power-of-listening/🎙️ 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 #matthew25lives

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.📖 Read the full Journal entry: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.#FaithAndGoodCourage #faithgoodcourage #Route66Chaplain #ChristopherTuttle #Matthew25Lives #RoadsideWisdom #Rule66 #HealingHighway #KindnessForTheRoad #QuietStrength #TheCompassionDeficit #WitWisdomAndDinerMoments #GraceOnTheGo #route66

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.📖 Read the full Journal entry: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.#FaithAndGoodCourage #faithgoodcourage #Route66Chaplain #ChristopherTuttle #RoadsideWisdom #Rule66 #HealingHighway #KindnessForTheRoad #QuietStrength #TheCompassionDeficit #WitWisdomAndDinerMoments #GraceOnTheGo #route66

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.📖 Read the full Journal entry: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.#FaithAndGoodCourage #faithgoodcourage #Route66Chaplain #ChristopherTuttle #RoadsideWisdom #Rule66 #HealingHighway #KindnessForTheRoad #QuietStrength #TheCompassionDeficit #WitWisdomAndDinerMoments #GraceOnTheGo #route66

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

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

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

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

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

Feed Somebody is not charity from on high. It’s recognition. A brother. A sister. A mirror. Every sandwich, every grocery drop-off, every spare-dollar coffee handed to someone shivering on a curb is the gospel with its sleeves rolled up. You don’t need perfect answers. You need a willing heart, a shopping basket, and the courage to stop.This reflection invites us to rethink what helping really looks like. Feeding isn’t always dramatic. It’s ordinary. It’s practical. It’s paying attention. Hunger takes many forms, and love still meets it in everyday ways, through food, kindness, and presence. Sometimes God isn’t shouting from the sky. Sometimes He’s whispering from the checkout line, or sitting beside someone on the curb.📖 Read the full Journal entry:https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/01/22/feed-somebody/🎙️ 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

Finding common ground used to feel simple. A handshake. A neighborly wave. A shared laugh over burnt toast in a diner booth. Lately, it feels harder. Conversations carry tension. Quiet places aren’t quiet anymore. Screens shout from every corner, pulling us left and right while most of us sit somewhere in between, just trying to finish our coffee.This reflection looks at what it means to seek common ground in a divided world. Not by winning arguments or raising our voices, but by choosing presence, listening, and remembering our shared humanity. It’s about slowing down long enough to notice the person across the table, even when the noise refuses to stop, and choosing connection over certainty.📖 Read the full Journal entry:https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/01/15/finding-common-ground/🎙️ 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

The strength to endure a difficult life is not usually what we ask for at the beginning. Most of us pray for relief, for answers, for the hard parts to be taken away. I know I have. I have asked God to smooth the road, to fix what hurts, to rewind the clock to before everything cracked open and spilled into places I was not ready to face.Over time, I have learned that endurance is a different kind of gift. This reflection explores the quiet strength that forms when life does not get easier, but we grow steadier. Drawing on wisdom from unexpected places and lived experience, this story looks at patience, resilience, and the kind of faith that does not escape suffering but learns how to remain present within it. Endurance is not about toughness. It is about staying rooted when the storm does not pass quickly.📖 Read the full Journal entry:https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/01/08/strength-to-endure/🎙️ 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

Rule 66 never began as a campaign or a slogan. It began at a kitchen table that smelled like percolated coffee, ground by hand in a bright red grinder, where my mother quietly taught me how to live. That table became my first classroom, where I learned how to treat people, when to hold my tongue, and how to lead with grace even when life was messy.This reflection looks back at the woman who shaped the road I’m still traveling. Though she’s been gone more than forty years, her words still echo, reminding me to pause before speaking, offer grace before arguing, never let someone leave hungry, and lift the spirit before leaving the room. Rule 66 is the direction her wisdom pointed me toward, and it still leads me home.📖 Read the full Journal entry:https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/01/01/rule-66/🎙️ 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

Love came quietly that night, without fanfare or bright lights. Not through a throne or a trumpet, but through a manger that smelled of hay and hope. This Christmas reflection returns to the humility of God’s arrival, reminding us that heaven chose the ordinary, the lowly, and the quiet as its doorway into the world.Two thousand years later, love still arrives the same way. Not in headlines or spectacle, but in kitchens where meals are shared, church halls where strangers gather around a table, and small acts of kindness offered without applause. This story reflects on serving Christmas dinner, on modern Bethlehem moments hidden in plain sight, and on the truth that love does not need to make noise to change everything. It only needs to arrive, and stay.📖 Read the full Journal entry:https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2025/12/25/love-came-quietly/🎙️ 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

Sharing your story of faith changes you too. When you speak what God has done, you hear it again with your own ears. Memory turns into gratitude, gratitude into courage, and courage into another mile you are willing to walk. This week’s reflection explores why faith stories are not about impressing, explaining, or forcing conclusions. They are about witnessing what is real and trusting that God was faithful, even when understanding came later.This story reflects on the quiet responsibility that comes with sharing and receiving sacred stories. Ask more than you answer. Guard what is entrusted to you. Choose humility over hurry. When love is the motive and kindness is the method, stories breathe, heal, and become trail markers for those still finding their way. Telling your story is an act of faith, a way of saying that what God did in you matters enough to be shared.📖 Read the full Journal entry:https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2025/12/18/sharing-your-story-of-faith/🎙️ 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

Healing rarely arrives all at once. Most days it moves slow, mile by mile, while you live your ordinary life. This week’s reflection is Part Two of the three part series “Living the Mission Statement,” a look at what it means to live the words God handed me: drive, heal, and tell others what He has done.Grace on the move is quiet and steady. It shows up while you drive, while you work, while you sort through the pieces you wish you could rush. The desert doesn’t hurry its blooming and the rain doesn’t rush its falling. Healing follows that same rhythm, gentle and honest, showing up right on time.📖 Read the full Journal entry:https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2025/12/11/heal-grace-on-the-move/🎙️ 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

Faith in motion begins in the quiet before dawn when the world feels half asleep and the road waits without answers. This reflection is part one of a three-part Thanksgiving series called “Living the Mission Statement,” three stories exploring what it means to live the message God handed me: “Drive, heal, and tell others what I’ve done for you.”In Part One: Drive, I talk about what faith actually feels like on the road. Not a finish line, not a medal, but a lane. A place to stay steady. A place to move forward even when the map is foggy. These are the slow miles with God, the ones that carry you farther than you ever expected.📖 Read the full Journal entry: https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2025/12/04/drive-faith-in-motion/🎙️ 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 #Route66Chaplain #ChristopherTuttle #RoadsideWisdom #Rule66 #HealingHighway #KindnessForTheRoad #QuietStrength #TheCompassionDeficit #WitWisdomAndDinerMoments #GraceOnTheGo #route66S1E13

This Roadside Notes episode tells the story of a Thanksgiving spent on Route 66, in a small Flagstaff café running on the last scoops of stuffing and the final crumbs of pie. What began as a simple dinner on the road became a moment of unexpected grace when four strangers shared dessert and found themselves connected by more than a holiday.In a room full of travelers — truck drivers, young couples, families far from home — Mary noticed an older couple quietly grieving the loss of their holiday tradition. One generous gesture turned into two, and soon four slices of pie brought four people together in the kind of warmth no menu can promise.This is a story about gratitude that whispers, kindness that multiplies, and the holy way strangers become family when you make room for one more at the table.📖 Read the full Journal entry: https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2025/11/27/thanksgiving-dinner-on-the-road/🎥 Subscribe to our Youtube Chanel: https://youtube.com/@faithandgoodcourage🎙️ 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 #Route66Chaplain #ChristopherTuttle #RoadsideWisdom #Rule66 #HealingHighway #KindnessForTheRoad #QuietStrength #TheCompassionDeficit #WitWisdomAndDinerMoments #GraceOnTheGo #route66

This week’s Roadside Notes steps back from the noise, slows the pace, and puts both hands on the heart of the Faith and Good Courage project. In this Journal reading, Christopher Tuttle shares the Mission Statement that guides every story, every episode, and every moment of grace found along the road.It is a promise rooted in kindness, courage, spiritual honesty, and the simple belief that even in hard seasons, hope is never far from reach.📖 Read the full Journal entry: https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2025/11/20/the-mission-statement/Watch the YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/y9hDZChtWu8🎙️ Roadside Notes is a reading series from the Faith and Good Courage Journal, featuring stories of grace, grit, and second chances written and read by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain.#FaithAndGoodCourage #Route66Chaplain #ChristopherTuttle #RoadsideWisdom #Rule66 #HealingHighway #KindnessForTheRoad #QuietStrength #TheCompassionDeficit #WitWisdomAndDinerMoments #GraceOnTheGo #route66

📖 Read the full Journal entry:https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2025/09/24/healing-old-wounds/🎙️ 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.In this episode, Christopher revisits a journal entry about the kind of pain that doesn’t stay neatly in the past. You know the kind — the wounds that flare up when life gets loud, when stress hits hard, when the world feels a little too chaotic for its own good.He opens the door to what healing actually looks like on an ordinary Tuesday. The slow work. The honest work. The kind that doesn’t make headlines but changes the way you breathe. It’s a reminder that even when old hurts rise to the surface, they’re not proof of failure. They’re proof you’re still growing. Still choosing courage. Still saying, “I’m trying… and that counts.”If you’ve ever wondered why an old memory can knock the wind out of you, or why your heart tightens before your mind catches up, pull up a chair. This one’s a gentle companion for anyone carrying more than they let on.Give me 5 minutes, I’ll give you hope.#FaithAndGoodCourage #Route66Chaplain #HealingHighway #TheCompassionDeficit #WitWisdomAndDinerMoments

Faith and Good Courage – Roadside Notes Journal ReadingEpisode Title: Staying True At The Bottom – Quiet StrengthAuthor/Narrator: Christopher TuttleSometimes the lowest places become the clearest ones.This story is about the kind of strength that does not shout, does not show off, and does not need applause. It’s about learning to stay steady when you hit the bottom — not because you failed, but because the ground simply dropped out from under you.Quiet strength isn’t glamorous. It shows up when the crowd disappears. It steadies you when life has taken more than it has given. It reminds you that God does some of His best work in the unseen places.📖 Read the Journal version:https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2025/11/13/staying-true-at-the-bottom/🎙️ Roadside Notes is a gentle pause on a noisy road — a reading series from the Faith and Good Courage Journal, written and read by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain.Give me 5 minutes, I’ll give you hope.#FaithAndGoodCourage #RoadsideNotes #QuietStrength #Route66Chaplain #WitWisdomAndDinerMoments #KindnessShouldNeverNeedPermission #HealingHighway

Faith and Good Courage – Roadside Notes Journal ReadingEpisode Title: I Don’t Care (And That’s the Point)Date: September 18, 2025Author/Narrator: Christopher TuttleOn the road to healing, there comes a day when you finally stop apologizing for being real. This story isn’t about indifference; it’s about release — about learning the difference between what deserves your energy and what just drains it.“I don’t care” doesn’t mean giving up. It means setting down the performance, the people-pleasing, and the endless need to be understood by everyone. It’s the moment peace starts speaking louder than noise.📖 Read the full Journal entry:https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2025/09/18/authentic-storytelling/🎙️ 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.Give me 5 minutes, I’ll give you hope.#FaithAndGoodCourage #Route66Chaplain #HealingHighway #TheCompassionDeficit #WitWisdomAndDinerMoments

Facing the Storm | The Buffalo Lesson — a Roadside Notes reading from the Faith and Good Courage Journal.The sky darkened. The road narrowed. Somewhere in the heart of western Arizona’s prairie, a herd of buffalo stood their ground while the winds rose around them. When life sends storms, it’s not always about outrunning the weather — sometimes it’s about planting your feet and facing it together.In this episode, Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain, visits these silent sentinels on Route 66 and hears what they have to say about community, courage, and staying put when everything else is shaking.📖 Read the full Journal entry: https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2025/11/06/facing-the-storm/📺 Watch the vodcast filmed on Route 66: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CH9-sYIIH8 🎧 Listen to the Roadside Notes Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/facing-the-storm-the-buffalo-lesson-roadside-notes/id1846908723?i=1000735625874 Tags: Faith and Good Courage, Roadside Notes Podcast, Route 66 Chaplain, Storms, Buffalo, Resilience, Hope, Grace, Route 66, Western Arizona, Inspirational Stories

Staying Neutral in Politics — a Roadside Notes story from the Faith and Good Courage Journal.Somewhere between headlines and highways, there’s a middle lane that rarely makes the news — where people choose listening over shouting, compassion over certainty, and grace over being right.In this reflection, Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain, shares a story from the road about staying grounded when the world pulls hard toward extremes. Sometimes neutrality isn’t weakness; it’s strength under control. The goal isn’t to take a side — it’s to take a breath.🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you download your favorites: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/roadside-notes/id1846908723📖 Read the Journal: https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2025/10/02/staying-neutral-in-politics/📺 Watch the vodcast filmed on Route 66: https://youtube.com/@faithandgoodcourageTags: Faith and Good Courage, Roadside Notes Podcast, Route 66 Chaplain, Hope, Grace, Kindness, Faith, Politics, Healing Highway, Listening, Compassion

“Upright Mobile and Blessed” — a new Roadside Notes story from the Faith and Good Courage Journal.This one’s about what happens when your plans stall out and you’re reminded that being upright, mobile, and breathing might just be enough blessing for one day. It’s a story about surrender and small mercies found in the pauses, told from the road where the dust never quite settles and hope still catches a ride.Filmed along historic Route 66 through Western Arizona,East of Oatman, Sitgreaves Pass, and Kingman, this Roadside Notes reflection reminds us that the road itself has lessons to teach if we just slow down enough to listen.📖 Read the Journal: faithandgoodcourage.com 🎧 Listen to more Roadside Notes: roadsidenotes.com 📺 Watch the vodcast version: youtube.com/@faithandgoodcourageTags: Faith and Good Courage, Roadside Notes Podcast, Route 66 Chaplain, Inspirational Stories, Hope, Grace, Kindness, Route 66, Oatman, Western Arizona, Healing Highway, Faith, Christian Storytelling

Somewhere on Route 66, the horizon kept running away from me — until I found a young family stranded with a flat. What started as a quick roadside fix turned into something much deeper: shared stories, a shy little girl, and one unexpected word that hit home — “Papa.”In this episode of Roadside Notes, a Faith and Good Courage Journal Reading, The Route 66 Chaplain reflects on how the smallest gestures — a jack, a story, a hug — can turn inconvenience into grace.🛞 Because sometimes the miracle isn’t the fix, it’s the stopping.🎧 Listen to more at roadsidenotes.com📖 Read the full Journal entry at faithandgoodcourage.comTags: Faith and Good Courage, Route 66 Chaplain, Roadside Notes Podcast, Inspirational Stories, Hope, Grace, Kindness, Route 66, Faith, Podcast, Storytelling

In “Being Seen and Heard,” Christopher shares a quiet moment in a lab chair that turns into a lesson about calling, humility, and the sacred work of listening. A traveling phlebotomist—“a floater”—meets a floating chaplain, and together they remind us most people aren’t hunting for fixes; they’re longing to be seen and truly heard. Sometimes the gospel fits on a Post-it, and sometimes grace just needs a willing messenger. Recorded on the road in Western Arizona. 

Welcome to the premiere episode of Roadside Notes, a Faith and Good Courage Journal Reading by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain.In this first episode, “Faith and Money,” Christopher shares the story behind why Roadside Notes exists — an honest reflection on calling, purpose, and learning to serve where you are.Recorded along Route 66 in Western Arizona, this episode combines storytelling, spiritual reflection, and gentle music underscoring to create a few quiet miles of grace.🎧 Roadside Notes brings the written words of the Faith and Good Courage Journal to life — short, soulful readings for travelers, seekers, and anyone who needs a reminder that hope still travels with us.💻 Read the full Journal and explore more at faithandgoodcourage.com/roadside-notes🏷️ TagsFaith and Good Courage, Roadside Notes, Route 66 Chaplain, Faith and Money, Inspirational Podcast, Route 66, Western Arizona, Storytelling, Hope, Grace, Kindness, Healing Highway, Christian Reflection, Short Story Podcast

Welcome to Roadside Notes, a Faith and Good Courage Journal Reading.You’ve read the Journal — now you can listen on the road.Each episode of Roadside Notes brings the written stories of the Faith and Good Courage Journal to life, recorded by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain, and filmed along Route 66 in Western Arizona — from Topock and Oatman through Sitgreaves Pass and Kingman.These are short, soulful reflections for travelers, seekers, and anyone who could use a few quiet miles of grace.🎧 Listen wherever you find your podcasts, and watch the vodcast version on YouTube at youtube.com/@faithandgoodcourage.Because even when you can’t stop, you can still listen.– Faith and Good Courage presents: Roadside Notes.  Tags: Faith and Good Courage, Roadside Notes, Route 66 Chaplain, Inspirational Podcast, Western Arizona, Storytelling, Grace, Hope, Kindness