You Ask. I Answer: Balancing Personal and Professional Lives

Last week I was feeling a little desperate for content and I asked folks what I should blog about. Here was @jrforasteros’ suggestion: “How do you recommend a person seek out balance between personal and professional life and circles? Especially when one works for a ‘Christian’ organization, when ministry and vocation can be so closely intertwined.” […]

You Ask. I Answer: Food

Last week I was looking for some ideas for blog posts. The following was inspired by Patricia. She asked me a few random questions about my food preferences and then said… “LOL i know this sounds like slambook questions…but you can tell a lot from a person by what their favorite food is ;)” And […]

Drafting Blueprints, Part 7

Starting thinking about what to write (and all your hard-to-answer questions) and decided it was time for another “Blueprints” post. If you have no idea what a “Blueprints” post is, here is a basic overview and links to the first 6 parts. My “Blueprint” series is essentially a mechanism for me to start thinking through […]

That’s Right (You’re Not from Texas)

I have always loved that Lyle Lovett song. See I was born and raised in Texas And it means so much to me Though my girl comes from down in Georgia We were up in Tennessee And as we were driving down the highway She asked me baby what’s so great How come you’re always […]

The “Is that contestant on American Idol a Christian?” Scorecard

Today I am participating in Jon Acuff’s ginormous guest post tour. Don’t know who Jon Acuff is? You should. He is hilarious. He is smart. He is a Christian. And he makes fun of Christians. Come on, let’s face it…we, as Christians, are funny. Jon’s debut book  Stuff Christians Like released on April 1. You need to […]

Incomprehensible

Today I am guest posting over on my friends Justin and Trisha Davis’ blog, RefineUs. To be honest, when Justin asked me if I’d be willing to write a post, I got nervous, really nervous. I knew that they wouldn’t be looking for a fluffy little post. I knew they would want me to reveal […]

On Brands

I usually don’t pay that much attention to brands. I just buy whatever is cheapest, or most convenient. But I must go on record saying that there are a few notable exceptions. There are a handful of brands that I am happy to spend more money on, brands that I go out of my way to […]

I Wonder…

Why poodles have hair instead of fur. If Younglifers still sing “Light the Fire” and “Amazing Grace” to the tune of “Peaceful Easy Feeling.” If I ate a whole 5 lb. bag of M&M’s how much weight I’d gain. 5 lbs.? Why pizza and ice cream taste so much better in Italy. And I wonder… […]

On Blogging…

Today I am guest posting over at Fuel Your Blogging… Start. Launch. Go. Begin. Commence. BLOG! A little over a year ago, I told a few friends that I wanted to start a blog. They looked at me in utter disbelief and said, “What are you going to write about?” They might as well have […]