On New Year’s Eve, a friend and I decided to bite the bullet, pay the money, and sign up to run the Country Music Half Marathon on April...

Since the first coherent thought I had this morning upon waking up was, I hurt!, I imagine today’s post is going to be short and sweet....

On my way to work and during some intense self-examination, I thought I knew what today’s post would be about. (BTW, intense...

It’s my daily practice to post every week day, so you’re getting a post today. But let’s just say it this way: Things are happening with...

I have a song stuck in my head. This song to be exact: That’s local singer/songwriter Charlie Worsham, and he was a part of my friend...

It’s always interesting to get a glimpse into the way other people see you. That happened to me this weekend through a weird series of...

(So, yes, it’s supposed to be “Dispatches” today, but something happened that deserved it’s own post, so I must honor it! For those of...

Last night, I finished the last book in The Chronicles of Narnia. I have to be honest. I could have finished the 30 or so pages I had...

Snow, in case you haven’t gotten the memo, it’s over. We’re done. Caput. OVER. You are nothing to me. There you are with your swagger and...

I admit that I invite my share of the awkward in the world. I say silly things. I like to laugh. I trip. A lot. But I’m telling you, the...

I’m an Upward cheerleading coach. For those who don’t know, Upward is a Christian sports program designed to teach children about the...

Oh, dear ones. It snowed. In Nashville. AGAIN. And this time there was rain before the snow, making getting your car ready to drive was a...

Apparently “American Idol” returns tonight with its almost all-new panel of judges and at least some excitement and discussion (online...

I like cookies. No, let me rephrase that: I love cookies. I think cookies are special little gifts that brighten my day and help...

Names mean something, right? Mandy means “worthy of love,” seeing that it comes from Amanda—which, by the way, is NOT my name. Just so...

So it’s been that day when nothing has gone as planned. I got to work, set about doing the post for the magazine’s blog, and then...

I don’t have much time today, since I’m due at an off-site meeting,which I’ve ever so helpfully left the directions to on my desk in my...

For the past few months, I’ve been lost in the land of Narnia. I’ve watched Aslan sing it into creation, tumbled into to it with Lucy,...

Yesterday, Nashville woke up to a beautiful, thick, white carpet of snow. Exact measurements differed according to where you lived, but...

Last week, I asked for your feedback on what I’d be reading this year. Some of you responded with suggestions and links to lists I should...