People started dropping off one by one. Friends that used to adamantly pray for healing or talk about future interactions with the hope of my physical abilities returning to me transitioned to making it clear they believe being reliant on…
It was the spring of 2012 and I sat in a retreat tent as two 15-year-olds who were seeking prayer looked at me with skepticism. I was eight years their senior and in their minds I may as well have…
I arrived home and she was just getting her license. Now she is graduating college and getting married. How did this happen so quickly? With physical limitations freeing up my schedule, being back home the past six years has allowed…
As the clock ticked down in 2015, I was ready to ring in the new year on a mission. It was time to move full speed ahead. I planned on opening up my life like never before, utilizing both writing…
The tassel has officially moved to the other side of my cap. What started in a dorm jammed full of newly independent 18-year-olds in the fall of 2007 culminated at the University of Cincinnati this past Saturday morning with my…
This week I launched a YouTube channel. After asking friends and the good folks on social media what kind of content they were curious to see in a video, the number one question I got was, “What does a typical…
I lost control of the car. I hit the guard rail. I lost consciousness. My car flipped multiple times. I regained consciousness. I had no idea what was going on, tucked at the bottom of a pile of metal. I…
I always kept my door locked. Even when I was in the room and awake. Even if I was not studying, trying to focus, trying to sleep, or trying to get something done. Even if I was just watching another…
It was June of 1997 and I was completely dejected. The girl of my dreams was just not that into me. Summer break could not come quickly enough. My mom’s van pulled out of the school parking lot as I…
It’s been seven months since I last blogged. I know droves of readers have been waiting anxiously, refreshing their inboxes and wondering why a Wednesday “Flat On My Back” update has not come in awhile. I just wanted to individually…
