As we bid farewell to 2009 I have to admit that in my heart I am saying, “Good Riddance!!” This was the first year of my life that I attended more funerals than weddings, worked harder and longer than I have since Saxby’s 2002 Senate race, and struggled through a depression that lingered like bad…
Category: Life as I Know It
Top Posts of 2009
In the week of reflection, today I am taking a moment to review some of the most popular blog posts of the year here at My Living Canvas. I always find it interesting to take a look at what people are most interested in reading about on my blog and I think the stats are…
The State of POP 2009
The only thing missing are my Gleeks! Ladies and Gentlemen, the state of POP in the USA. more about "The State of POP 2009", posted with vodpod
Garrett Hubbard on the last 2 Years – This is Cool!
A friend of mine works at USA Today and talks about his work through photojournalism over the past 2 years. Watch this video to see a little about what he has seen through his work at USA Today.
My Me-Maw
My grandmother, “Me-Maw”, passed away Sunday December 20 around 4:30 pm. She was 80 years old. A few weeks ago my mother admitted her to the hospital in Memphis because she was in so much pain. She had Parkinsons and Dementia, but she also had a disease called Neuropathy which no one knows a whole…
FOUND!! Lost Dog in Herndon, VA Can You Help? (REWARD OFFERED)
UPDATE! THE PUG WAS FOUND! THANKS!! My dear friend Jenny lost her little black pug this morning in Herndon VA. If you live in the area or have any contacts there please forward this on to them to be on the lookout. She is a TINY little girl and is very active. She wiggled out…
How Do You Define Christmas?
If Christmas is about joy, what is the SOURCE of that joy? If the traditional western accouterments surrounding the holiday are snatched away do you still experience joy? I have landed face to face with this hard question this Christmas because my family is facing the impending death of my grandmother. She has been sick…
I feel a little like this today
its been a crazy couple of days and for some reason this video is making me happy.
True Religion
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. James 1:27 Ive been thinking alot about this verse this week. On Sunday night I got a call from my mother in Memphis that my grandmother (memaw)…
I’m Thankful For…
A couple of weeks ago I entered a writing contest over at Threads Media. They wanted folks to submit a 200 word essay/blog about what they are most thankful for at their church. I entered the contest and wrote about the great relationships that Brian and I have with other married couples and how that…
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