Lessons Learned and Birthdays Turned.

When people tell you to follow your dreams, they never mention how stinkin’ hard it is. (original quote by yours truly) So, it’s finally out there. My baby, my pet project, my literal blood, sweat, and tears, also known as my book, The Faintly Beating Heart, has...

Release Day! The Faintly Beating Heart

It’s officially done, my first book! Today is publication day of my debut novel, The Faintly Beating Heart. It’s also my birthday! Coincidence? Uh, no… I’m sure I will follow up with a gushing blog post about how wonderful and terrible this...

Behind the Scenes: The Faintly Beating Heart

It was mid-afternoon, mid-week in the month of June, that time of year when it starts to get hot. I had just driven my mom to the chiropractors and dropped her off at the front door. Too far from home or work to leave and come back, I was left with an hour to kill. So...

It Started with a Simple ‘Yes’

            It was 2012 and I’d just committed myself to direct the largest children’s program sponsored by my church. It’s easy to commit yourself to something when it’s six months away, isn’t it? And that’s...