Diary

Before I say anything else today, I have to express how deeply heartbroken I am for Las Vegas and those who were tragically killed and those who are fighting for their lives in the hospital. My prayers go out to them and their loved ones as we all struggle to wrap our minds around this tragedy. I hadn't heard what happened until I arrived at the T.V. studio after I'd dropped Caroline off at Read More

Merry Church of the Small Things Eve! Is that a real thing? Only if you care. And apparently I do because I got home from church yesterday and spent the entire afternoon cleaning my house from top to bottom. This is not normally how I spend my Sunday afternoons. But it's like I was nesting before my new baby arrives. I can't explain this phenomenon except that somewhere it's triggered Read More

It is now officially just one week out from the release of Church of the Small Things, which means I am doing a lot of deep breathing and hiding out in my house. I've had October 3, 2017 circled on my calendar and by that I mean that I've had it marked on my iPhone calendar for almost two years so it's a little surreal that it's almost actually here. I guess part of me thought maybe Jesus might Read More

Today we have an excerpt read by my dad, also known as Bops. He decided before Caroline was born that his grandpa name would be Pops, but Caroline pronounced it as Bops when she was a little over a year old and so Bops it is. He is the best. Also, this is a picture from about four years ago that is exhibit A of how much they favor each other. There are still a few signed, first Read More

Last spring we filmed various people reading excerpts from Church of the Small Things for me to share leading up to its official release on October 3. There was a time that I regularly posted videos of Caroline, but those days are long gone now that she's a teenager and not really interested in being on any kind of social media unless it's her own. However, she agreed to read an excerpt from the Read More