I've spent some time talking with folk through emails; hearing stories and encouragements. 

I've been recently telling people this analogy. 
Habits turn into lifestyles. 

    I think habits have a bad rap. I like to think of habits…

I absolutely love what I do for a living. I've been blessed in many ways to have the joy of working with my wife and family and to have a worldwide audience when I go live on FB and make…

Amidst the cold and frozen earth there lives a little seed. A crocus seed. Though the snow is still on the ground and spring has not yet sprung, there's a tenacious appetite to push forward and up. To rise above…

2017 was a harsh year for our nation in a lot of ways; political fights, fires, floods, shootings, hate on social media... . It was enough to break the strongest man or woman and I finally had enough. My…

August 24, 2016

Wednesday. 

I got up. 

Went to work the day job, then came home to practice a new piece of music I was learning. 

I wanted to get it good enough to…

It's drizzling outside today. I love storms but I also love when there's a light rain painting designs on the window. It makes me sleepy and ready for a book. :)

I'm sitting here enjoying the company of…

I've been trying to write this blog for a couple of days now and it just keeps getting interrupted. So here we go again. 

In April, the family and I were on our way to Mountain View, AR to…

 Hey y'all.  

It's hard to believe that a year has almost gone by since this picture was taken at the Grand Canyon with Leaha and Wes. What an amazing tour that was. It warmed my heart to look through…

Today should've been a great day full of laughs and sunlight. The latter was true, the former, not so much.

How does this happen? I've spent a lot of time working on the new album. I'm scared because once again…

Say hello to Jon and Sally Hall. They just hosted a house concert up in MI last weekend and we had the most wonderful time. I always forget, but I’m quickly reminded, I usually make really good friends, sometimes life…

My new baby is almost ready to come home to me. I’m really excited about getting to hear her and maybe play her on the new album. She might not be studio worthy yet, she couldn’t have the sound yet…

We can hide the soft spot, or we can lead with it.

Working to avoid a feeling merely reminds us of the feeling. And undercuts our work as well. - Seth Godin

If we don’t lead with vulnerability, we will…

Don’t worry about the rain.

Money has been tight this week and I’ve been stressing over creating flow and income most of the week. Even though I’ve had success in my physical discipline of training for a half marathon…

So this may not be a “blog” so much as a newsletter of sorts. December came and went in a flourish because of the long tour and then coming back we headed into our Christmas and New Year celebrations and…

I’m retiring my beautiful trophy of a hammered dulcimer. Her name is Jaina. She was named many years ago and her name means “God is Gracious”. She was named that because when she came into my life I needed a…

I’m retiring my beautiful trophy of a hammered dulcimer. Her name is Jaina. She was named many years ago and her name means “God is Gracious”. She was named that because when she came into my life I needed a…

Honestly, I’m exhausted. I don’t want to pass on negative things but I can’t seem to conjure up the sayings or belief to have relief before I go to bed tonight.

I’m drained and it’s a good thing that I…

Honestly, I’m exhausted. I don’t want to pass on negative things but I can’t seem to conjure up the sayings or belief to have relief before I go to bed tonight.

I’m drained and it’s a good thing that…

I hate baby steps. I always have. I love watching my babies take baby steps. That’s awesome. My baby steps, life baby steps, those are stupid and often painful! It takes too long for baby steps. It’s mind numbing watching…