Let’s just say the last two weeks have been a little busy. There’s been fun things and hard things, work things, stressful things, happy...

I didn’t grow up a Glen Campbell fan. My parents listened to a wide variety of music when I was growing up. Songs of the 70s. The Oak...

As someone who works as a communications professional and writes every single day, I can identify with this quote often attributed to...

Earlier this week, I went to a funeral. During the service, the younger brother of the man we were there to honor stood up to speak. As...

For some reason, this week has felt like a month. It could be the days with back-to-back headaches and an attempt to be...

It wasn’t until I was a grown-up, living on my own in my first apartment, when it occurred to me that people actually use a recipe to...

No, your eyes do not deceive you. It is indeed Saturday, and “Good Things” usually posts on Friday. Let’s just say yesterday was a day...

As someone who loves words and can bore others to death talking about the cadence of a well-crafted sentence, I enjoy reading and...

I want to go home. I say those words often. In quiet moments when I’m tired or feel forgotten or alone. When parts of life seem hard or...

It’s Friday, so that means one thing, right? Another installment of “Good Things” here on Unfinished Business. OK, so maybe you thought...

I know it’s a widely considered a Southern dish, and I consider myself a Midwesterner at heart, but banana pudding has always been one of...

So, maybe I wanted to read this book all in one sitting. I’m a huge fan of mysteries and thrillers, but have grown a little tired of the...

While it’s going to take a few more cups of coffee to wake me up on an overcast drizzly morning in Nashville, I have quite a few things...

As the week winds down and we head to the July 4 holiday, it just seems like a good time to reflect on the good things in life. So here’s...

In a world where “everybody writes”—shoutout to Ann Handley—a world full of self-publishing, blogging, social media and real-time...

I think about them sometimes. Our names, hidden under a layer of paint, marking our heights throughout the years, climbing up the wall...

Twenty years ago this week—almost to the day—I graduated from high school. (This is the moment when you should all respond with...

I’ve been working at a small Christian university in Nashville for almost two years. Today was the second Commencement Convocation I’ve...

As winter slowly began to march toward Lent, I knew something had to change in my life. I had grown weary and busy. Most mornings had...

It’s been a long time since I wrote one of these, but it’s time to get back in the habit. With no further ado, I present to you my weekly...