Category Archives: inspired moments
Thanks to Lori McKenna
Many moons ago, I bought tickets to see Jason Mraz perform in Minneapolis. At the time, I completely and totally idolized him. I talked to everyone at work that day about how nervous I was to see him. NERVOUS. I … Continue reading
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Happy Things pt. 2
This year, I started a daily Happy Things journal. It wasn’t so much a new year’s resolution as it was something I just started doing on a whim. I don’t always remember to update it daily (and I leave the … Continue reading
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Allowing Myself to Be
Ever since I started the job I currently hold (it’s been nearly three years) I’ve had to become a “grown-up.” And mostly what I mean by that is, I had to start getting up in the morning. And mostly what … Continue reading
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Happy Things
Along with a lot of personal changes I’ve made following the holidays (I haven’t had a single granule of refined sugar in a week and I’ve never felt more AWAKE), I recently started a “Happy Things” journal. Regardless of the … Continue reading
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A Different Kind
Every time we’re in the Smoky Mountains, we go back to one little trail. It’s a little loop around a farmstead that’s been abandoned for almost a hundred years, and even though the fields are grown over beyond recognition, the … Continue reading
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The Sanctuary
I had the day off from The Day Job today. Thank you Martin Luther King, Jr. I called my grandma. I made a meal that took more than 20 minutes to prepare (hellooooo, eggplant parmesan, those two and a half … Continue reading
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The Robot
Y’all kicked ass at delurking. I’m chatting with many of you I’ve never gotten to chat with before. Um, FUN! Let’s do this again sometime. Today I have a story to tell. There is a new dude at our office. … Continue reading
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The Dream, Coming True
I’ve been friends with Preston since sophomore year of college, which I’m slowly realizing is actually quite some time ago. We were both going to school in North Dakota and were in and out of some of the same buildings … Continue reading
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The Secret Room
On my long journey through the North last week, we stopped at my grandma’s house in a tiny little town in North Dakota. She still lives in the small little house my grandpa built and they raised nine kids in, … Continue reading
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The Dierks Bentley Experience
One of the things I most looked forward to about going to Montana was seeing Dierks Bentley live the last night of the county fair. Yes, I live in Nashville. Yes, if I bothered to watch Twitter closely enough, I … Continue reading
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