Life Is Good

Speaking of “loving who you teach,” I bought a whole bunch of Pokémon cards because one of my piano students kept hinting that they would be a great addition to my reward basket. Okay, I don’t even know what Pokémon cards are. My daughter-in-law had to come over and help me separate them into sleeves, […]

I don’t know who Dr. Brad Johnson is, but those are some wise words there. It’s no secret that I love teaching piano lessons. It’s amazing how much of my life revolves around music: singing my heart out on Sunday mornings with the church praise band (whether I’m on stage or out in the congregation), […]

A year ago, I wrote these words on Facebook: All joking aside—I’ve told way too many poop stories and probably hit my record of excessive posting the day before my colonoscopy —I had another episode from 7:00 last night to 7:00 this morning. I’m pretty sure things didn’t go well as midway through the night, […]

This picture was taken three years ago at Belmont University. (I was in Tennessee to record my second and third songs.) I used to be envious of people that got to go to college. I wanted to be a naturopathic doctor, but I didn’t have the money for that. I don’t have those feelings anymore. […]

Three years ago, I was in Nashville putting on my lucky bear socks and heading into the studio to record my second and third song. I released my twelfth song this week. W-what? I still cannot understand how this is possible, but I guess I’m gonna run with it.

Back on December 10, the praise team that I’m on did the song “Noel” for both services. My friend, Patty—she’s my 80-year-old former piano student—happens to attend the same church and texted me later that week. “I am walking and guess what song will not leave my head!!! When are you going to record it????” […]

I was kind of hoping we would have a pajama day today…besides going to church, of course, and serving our Lord. We were finishing up both our jalapeño poppers and our game of Phase Ten when Ken declared, “I’m going out to fill up sandbags.” (As you know, we tend to flood hereabouts this time […]

I am thankful today that I am perfectly content to stay up late—playing games with family, watching TV, and eating snacks—and don’t feel this need to go out shopping at 2 o’clock in the morning for Black Friday (risking possible death) to buy some useless crap, because I already have everything I need.

Ken and I will be the first to admit it: we enjoy a sick sense of humor as portrayed here in the conversation we just had five minutes ago: Me: “Well, I’m making headway on my blog. I’m finally catching it up for the three people that are going to read it when I’m dead.” […]

We took the scenic route back through Winthrop. I know people are going to ask me when I get home, “What did you do?” We didn’t do anything spectacular. What we did do was play games, games, and more games; ate too much junk food; and walked all over the place.  But aren’t those the […]