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Fall is a season of favorites. It’s my favorite season. Enjoy your days. And make sure you find time to stop and smell the sunflowers.
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- Sep 9
- 8 min
Symptom of Being Human
Because I dearly love Kate Bowler, Humanities has asked me to emcee Kate’s No Cure For Being Human, Brave Conversation, on October 10th!
- Sep 3
- 5 min
Girls
In my new life, I’m a much better mother than I ever would have been.
- Aug 19
- 5 min
Without Me
It will continue to change my life. And by the grace of God, the lives of others.
- Jun 10
- 5 min
Bridge Over Troubled Water
If you know me or follow my social media, then you know I believe that every single thing that comes out of Kate Bowler’s mouth is...
- May 28
- 4 min
Unwritten
That’s possibly why I feel so pulled to mark my anniversary of AE symptom and seizure free on May 26th by climbing.
- May 1
- 4 min
Walking on Sunshine
“Summer’s coming.” I’ve been repeating this to myself quite a bit over the past two months. Summer is coming. Realistically speaking....
- Apr 25
- 4 min
Are You Ready?
It’s hard to represent a story that was a lifetime in the making, in one small 9ish by 6ish inch dimension, that’s made even tinier online.
- Apr 2
- 8 min
The River
Phill was the bravest, humblest, SuRvivor, Recoverer, and Rebuilder I’ll ever know.
- Mar 19
- 4 min
Cover of the Rolling Stone
At my “premier” event where I debuted my “TED Talk” in front of a full crowd at our local state college, during the Q and A, one woman...
- Feb 27
- 5 min
Save Us All
One of the most meaningful things I’ve ever heard came from my friend Becky’s funeral last fall. (I wrote about Becky when I took her to...
- Jan 30
- 5 min
Blessed
On Saturday it hit me. Like it really hit me. When Sean said, “It’s this weekend.” And I said, “My birthday is this weekend?!?”...
- Jan 9
- 4 min
A New Day Has Come
I love the pictures of sixteen-year-olds when they’re happiest. And when they feel like life is just beginning. We’ve all seen it on our...
- Dec 12, 2023
- 5 min
Step Into Christmas
I still listen to the radio when I’m driving our kid car. So yip, this is me over here, listening to the radio while cruising (and no,...
- Nov 22, 2023
- 3 min
Over the River and Through the Woods
Last Sunday evening, our church hosted turkey bingo. One of my favorite childhood memories is playing church bingo when my Grandpa Allen...
- Nov 7, 2023
- 5 min
Heads Carolina Tails California
My first memorable hot-headed experience was in fourth grade basketball. It was my first year of playing organized ball and I snapped at...
- Oct 9, 2023
- 5 min
Blank Space
While out of town to give a speech, I met an old friend, Peter. He’s truly one of my all-time favorite lawyers and a dear friend. We...
- Aug 21, 2023
- 6 min
It's Alright
Life is too short not to stop and smell (pick up) the roses (feathers). Birds of a feather stick together. It all started on the day of...
- Jul 25, 2023
- 8 min
Have Mercy on the Criminal
I feel strongly that my political beliefs come from one very basic idea: We are defined by the ways we treat the least among us. I often...
- Jul 11, 2023
- 5 min
You Can Call Me Al
Even though I was only twelve years old, I still remember the day I met her. I was in 7th grade and she was the brand spankin’ new 4th...
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