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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), […]

That moment when your producer (from Nashville) is super busy with another project and still takes the time to come lay down some guitar tracks for you for a song you’ve been cramming to get done before he comes to town.

Okay, I better not release any more songs at the moment. I’ve celebrated with pizza, Milk Duds, Thai food, an introduction to sticky rice, and ice cream. I am going to gain 20 pounds. 

I started writing this song February 25, 2010: just some pretty piano music. I was trying to show a student how to do composition. She wasn’t interested. Fourteen years later, here I am. Katie sings this song so beautifully. She’s the friend that wrote the bridge for the song “Peace” that I just released on […]

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. […]

I just fell asleep working on some lyrics to a new song. Either they are super boring, or my brain shorted out from thinking too hard over the past hour.  

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.

The song that my friend Katie and I wrote—she also sings it so beautifully— is now available on Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, and a whole bunch of other stores. If you haven’t seen the “official lyric video,” go check it out.