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Ent names and what they mean to us
“My name is growing all the time, and I’ve lived a very long, long time; so my name is like a story. Real names tell you the story of things they belong to in my language” -Treebeard I saw this quote from Lord of the Rings the other day while reading In The Shelter by Pádraig Ó…
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Thinking about fathers
Good morning! Since I will become a dad in around 7 weeks, I have been thinking more about fatherhood this Father’s Day week than usual. Thinking about my dad, my grandfathers, and who I will be as a dad. I’m so grateful for the heritage of fathers that I have in my life. Book I’m…
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My favorite bookstore
Subscribe here to my newsletter Good morning and happy Friday – I had difficulty getting into a flow this week. I need to be more intentional with my time, especially the creative time I try to set aside. TV show thoughts: Ted Lasso came to an end last week and I have been thinking a…
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Fantasy land
Good morning everyone. For the last 2 weeks my mind has been mostly occupied by the worlds of the Red Rising books and the new Zelda game. I haven’t been swept away by a book series in a long time and I am absolutely capitvated by Red Rising. Zelda is unbelievably good already and I…
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Magical weapons and house projects
Good morning and happy Friday. I had a good week this week. It’s warm in Nashville, so I got outside to do projects around the house, and it feels good to get those done. I have more projects percolating in my head and that’s exciting. Today is also the release of The Legend of Zelda:…
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Film photos galore
Good morning! I got my film photos back from the Yosemite trip this week and I am pumped. They turned out so great. Speaking of Yosemite. I love National Parks and feel so blessed to have been to so many in the past 8 years. They are sacred ground for me. The NFL Draft is…
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Mother Earth is an heirloom
Good morning! I hope everyone had a great week. Tomorrow Carolyn and I head to California to visit Yosemite National Park. It will be my second time at Yosemite and I’m excited to get more time there. Yosemite had historic snowfall this winter and so the waterfalls should be incredible. I’m looking forward to disconnecting…
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Concerning hobbits
Good morning and happy friday. I’m feeling excited right now because I got a bunch of film photos back this week. Will be sharing them soon on my Instagram . The photo above is one of my favorites I took. Here is what I’m enjoying and exploring this week: Quote I’m thinking about: “What I feel fortunate…
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Tough week
Good morning. It has been a tough week in Nashville (and everywhere in the U.S. I’m sure). Yet another school shooting happened Monday morning, this time in our city, and I’m feeling a lot of emotions. I’m extremely sad for the families who lost a loved one on Monday. I’m sad for the parents who…
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In the woods
When you receive this, I will be hiking the Appalachian Trail in TN/NC with a group of old and news friends from my summer camp days. We have been meeting weekly on Zoom to discuss the book Iron John and we’re getting together this weekend to backpack the AT. Quote I’m thinking about: “There is…