About

This is all my wife’s fault. I mean, I was absolutely fine with slapping a few thoughts on Facebook now and then. She read somewhere that if you’re going to actually pursue writing you really need to blog. We have a rule at my house and we follow it religiously. Mom gets what she wants. So, here I am, blogging.

If there’s a formula or template for blog writing, I’m not familiar with it and I’m definitely not intentionally following it. I get an idea and type it out. That’s all. It’s really that simple, and it probably shows in my writing style. Even typing ‘writing style’ makes me laugh a little. I didn’t work at developing a style because I don’t want writing to be a chore. If I have to think about HOW I’m writing it’s keeping me from thinking about WHAT I’m writing. Ask my wife and she’ll tell you that I can’t do two things at once. 

Maybe a writing style is like a face. You have a face, it looks a certain way. Different hair color and length, eye color, nose shape, and all the other distinguishing characteristics come together to make you look like…well, you. Some people might add a little makeup, style their hair, or even do something with their eyebrows. And I’ll tell you what, some of the creations they come up with when it comes to eyebrows are absolutely baffling to a guy who cuts his own hair. Why would you shave off what grows naturally above your eyes just to draw it back on? And everyone compliments these people. “Oh, your eyebrows look perfect”! No they don’t, because those aren’t eyebrows. Those are drawings. If I would draw a mustache on my upper lip people would laugh at me, but you can draw an eyebrow and you’re a skilled makeup artist. Go figure.
Anyway, maybe a writing style is simply the way any one individuals thoughts look like when they’re put on paper. 

Going forward, you’ll probably find me writing about my family, my faith, and how it all comes together to dazzle and baffle and bless me in equal measures. What’s my goal? I wish I had a noble one, but I don’t. My goal…let me think about that.  

Okay. My goal is to write out what’s on my mind and heart as transparently as I can. I guess that’s going to vary greatly depending on how much of me I want you to see. Some of it’s awfully ugly because living life has made some really deep scars. Of course, there’s a whole lot that’ll probably make you laugh, too, because some living has been hilarious. Whatever ends up on these pages, I hope you enjoy what you read. Thanks for stopping by.