Last night, I was taken aback by all the photos and news coming from friends in the northeast. Flooding in NYC. A friend who talked about...

I’m not someone who usually wakes up with a coherent thought all organized and articulated. I’m more of the shuffle-out-of-bed,...

Think about your birthdays when you were little. The parties (sometimes). The cake. The candles. Paper streamers. Presents. And cards....

I forget sometimes that it’s not all about me. Yes, the last few weeks of work have been stressful. I’ve been working long hours, taking...

First off, I’d like to thank my Bumgardaner (my maternal grandfather’s side of the family) for blessing me with some pretty awesome...

He’s a great guy, a fellow music lover, and all-around funny. In my circle of friends, Buddy’s well-known for his Buddyisms, funny...

This morning, I made a decision to stop in at the 24-hour WalMart on my way to work to pick up some coffee for the Keurig at work. I’d...

Today would have been my Grandma Ruby’s 95th birthday. My brother and I were born on October 1, and my grandma’s birthday was on October...

One of the not-so-secrets of my life (if you’ve read this blog much or know me well) is that I’m not extremely confident or sure of...

This past weekend, I got a chance to go to Andrew Peterson’s CD release concert for Light for the Lost Boy. I wasn’t getting to go to...

Last week and weekend, my team at work helped to host a big conference. As a team member, I had various duties throughout the conference....

Because this video from a student ministry conference we just helped host at work last week makes me laugh so much, I post it for you:

Ernest Hemingway is haunting me. And let’s just say it this way: Papa and I don’t have a friendly relationship. I have always wanted to...

It’s not abnormal for me to be drying my hair and suddenly realize that I’m humming a song absently. Some days, I can identify the song...

Well, that kind of happened again. A few weeks ago, I went rogue from my list of books to read this year. I kept running in to books with...

My mom’s cousin Shirley was the kind of woman who changed a room when she walked into it. It wasn’t sheer beauty or style; it was her...

Today, two good friends of mine for work will pack up their cars and head off in different directions on I-40, taking kids to college....

Dear readers, First off, thank you for continuing to read this blog—especially since you’ve probably noticed the lack of posts over the...

Nothing starts a morning off right like Worcestershire sauce. Yes, I am serious, but read that statement with a heavy dose of sarcasm....

Last weekend, some friends and I drove a few hours to go to an amusement park. (if you haven’t been to Holiday World, you should! It’s...