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Epiphany!

I have epiphanies in the bathtub. Really, really important ones that shock me right back into breathing. Because sometimes I forget to breathe, particularly during stressful days like today. Not breathing is one… Read More →

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Interview For “Broken”

    Recently, a fellow writer, Caleb Tyler,  interviewed me regarding the new book, “Broken.”    He had a ton of questions;  though they were all excellent questions, these are the ones that… Read More →

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Saplings

This story is on my mind, and has been all day long. When I was about ten years old, a teacher gave each student in my class a sapling, and told us to… Read More →

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The Magic of Christmas

Have you ever been to a magic show? A really, really good one?   I have. Three times, I have sat in the audience (and once been an unsuspecting participant!) for a David… Read More →

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Thankful Tuesday: Mama

Yesterday’s trek through the ghetto left a lingering question running through my mind. I probably would have been able to ignore it, except that this afternoon, I received the following e-mail. It is… Read More →

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Thankful Tuesdays: The Great Artist

We are in Gatlinburg this week. Today was our first full day here, and we’ve got loads of interesting and wonderful things planned. This morning, for instance, we went ziplining down 9 lines… Read More →

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Thankful Tuesdays: Talk to Me

This has been a busy week for us. We went to a harvest event at the Y that involved a huge rock climbing thing, free boxes of Papa John’s pizza, inflatables, face painting… Read More →

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Bucket Wish List: Catch a Frog

    This morning, we went to Cheekwood Botanical Gardens with three little friends.  Cheekwood is a beautiful, peaceful place full of meticulously maintained gardens that are stunningly beautiful regardless of the time… Read More →

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Lost In The Ghetto

      I had to go somewhere today that I don’t usually go.   Unfortunately, this place happened to be downtown.  I wasn’t so worried about that until I got lost. I… Read More →

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Help A Dream

Earlier this week, I became very excited when I received notification that one of my novels, The Character was just 26 copies away from selling an amazing 500 copies. Today, it is 23… Read More →

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Dear Mr. President

Dear Mr. President: First, you need to know that this letter is neither to commend or condemn the job you’ve done serving America. Indeed, I will attempt to keep my views of current… Read More →

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Thankful Tuesday: Birthdays

    Yesterday was my 32nd birthday.    After spending a wonderful day playing with the girls, I walked away feeling overwhelmed with gratitude.  Not for any of the presents I received but… Read More →

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Sleepless in Nashville

    Ambitious. Goal Oriented. Creative.   These are a few words that typically describe me, at least to some extent.   But there’s another one that, unless you’re a friend of mine… Read More →

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Thankful Tuesdays: Ants

Has anyone ever said something to you that kept playing over and over again in your head? Has the thing that they said ever been something hurtful? Well, today someone I deeply care… Read More →

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