Earlier this week, through Facebook, I learned that a member of my high school graduating class (and a member of my extended family, my...

This weekend, a friend of mine has had to make tough decisions about his mother’s care, knowing that she may be facing the end of her...

A few years ago, I made a decision: instead of letting price decide where I went to get my hair done, I’d invest in the experience. While...

Yesterday, in the span of 10 minutes, I: A) somehow lost my YMCA id card on my way into the building. I had it in my hand 5 minutes...

One Sunday when I was at my parents’ house during the holidays, my mom made skillet apple pie. She’d seen the recipe in a magazine and...

I don’t like to walk around barefoot. There, I said it. I don’t like to walk barefoot on the beach or around the pool deck. I always try...

What have I been doing over the weekend, other than changing up the layout of this site? Well, as promised, I’ve been compiling my 2013...

Early this morning, I sat down in the corner of my couch, tucked my feet under a fuzzy blanket, and opened my Bible. I jokingly told some...

Several months ago, my mom bought me a weather radio. Truth be told, I was happy about it. Not waking up during really bad weather in the...

Actually, most of the time, I’ve felt like I’ve been in a whirlwind, making decisions about big stuff at work, when to have dental...

So, to quote the great Mark Twain, “rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” OK, so there aren’t any rumors of my death, but...

If you thought my first blog post of 2013 was going to be something thoughtful and deep . . . you were wrong. Don’t get me wrong. It was...

When I lived at home (i.e. with my parents as I was growing up), Christmas Eve was one of my favorite days. I loved the anticipation, the...

I grew up in a decidely small, non-liturgical church in a small town where the concept was a little foreign. But when I went to college...

So, let’s take a look at Hemingway’s tips—with a little discussion from me (as an editor). 1. Write and speak with authority. OK,...

About five years ago, my parents and brother and sister-in-law took in some kids from their church at the time in an emergency foster...

I like Christmas. I like the lights, the decorations, the trees, the music. I like that we take time to dwell on the meaning of Emmanuel...

I’m sure many of you have tuned in to see ABC’s recent addition to the fall lineup, “Nashville.” Like the rest of the residents of Music...

Yesterday, as I was leaving a busy Mexican restaurant in south Nashville after lunch, I had a little fender bender. My car is mostly fine...

Today would have been my Grandma Polly’s 94th birthday. I think she would have liked that it fell on Election Day. She was a Democrat,...