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That moment when you finally, finally make a trip to the local shoe store in town after putting it off for at least a year (What can I say? I’m spending too much money in Nashville) and you decide to make a grand entrance by face-planting on the concrete sidewalk in front of the establishment.

My latest official lyric video is now live. Have a great weekend, y’all.

Remember when I mentioned that I was long-winded in telling my story? The third chapter—so to speak—is now available.

Thanks to my new publicist Jennie for taking my song—the second one I recorded (pictured here)—and making it come alive with this “official lyric video.”

Thank you to Jesus Freak Hideout for featuring me on their blog. I love their slogan, “Where the staff and artists speak their minds.” Most singers/songwriters write one song to tell their story. I guess I’m long-winded and needed three songs to tell mine.

When I first went to Nashville to record “I Am Broken,” the producer said, “You’re going to write some more songs, right?” I replied, “Nope, I’m a one-shot wonder.” And I meant it. I hastened to explain to him that I wrote that first song for myself—to process some trauma in my past—and no one […]

Today marks twelve years since my “advanced cancer” diagnosis. Twelve years. I still can’t believe it. I’ve done a lot of living since April 3, 2020 (when this picture was taken): camping, road trips, a wedding, recording a song in Nashville and being in an official music video, a return to hiking after a long […]

You know that little hashtag I put in my last post? Well, I might be failing a bit at that. This is so much fun. I’ve started writing another song. What the heck is happening to me? I used to compose a song a year if I was lucky. I looked up the word “free” […]

Still here in Nashville and I am “stuck” with this bad boy all day. I have only played on non-acoustic pianos a handful of times—what can I say? I love my baby grand—so it looks like Google and I are going to be spending some time together. #thoushaltnotcovet

Yesterday, I walked around the Belmont University’s campus in the snow. I used to be envious of people that got to go to college. I didn’t have the money for that. I don’t have those feelings anymore. I married a great guy, have three amazing children, fulfilled my lifelong dream of writing a book (actually […]