WOW! What can I say? YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME! In just a few hours almost 100 people donated a total of $5395 which provides 5395 people with clean water for a year! We actually surpassed … Read More
My 30th Birthday Challenge – How You Can Get a Free Copy of My New Book!
**(Also, as of 2:40 pm CST, all 75 books have been given away to the donors who donated $50+…thank you so much!) — Update: 7:50 am CST $1780 donated is providing 1780 Africans with clean … Read More
A Practical Way to Provide Clean Water in Africa (So Easy, Your Cat Can Do It)
Over the last couple of years, I have LOVED getting to know the heart behind Nashville-based Blood:Water Mission. When I fasted from the Internets for Lent last year, I also participated in the 40 days … Read More
Maddy’s Story
I’ve been pondering what to name my bike. Evidently when you own bikes that cost more than your first car (or your second, for that matter) and you’re spending hours a week with it, it’s … Read More
Keep Going! (Why I Cussed at the Scale)
I ate a lot of brownies in two years. Almost every week since 2003 until I ended up in the hospital completely burned out in 2005, I made brownies. And ate them. It wasn’t just … Read More
Quite Possibly the Most Awkward Video Blog I’ve Ever Done
It’s been a month since I started training with Brandon at Chadwick’s Fitness. We’ve trained twice a week now for four weeks, and next week we’ll evaluate my fitness level (and body composition…fun!) in comparison … Read More
It Means Saying Yes
We’ve all heard the statement “When you say yes to something, you’re saying no to something else.” What are you saying yes to? What are you saying no to? This Thanksgiving, I considered myself lucky. … Read More
My Bike Talks to Me. At Least When I’m on a Sleeping Pill.
I grew up in really small towns. Circle Back, Texas: Population 4. McCamey, Texas: Population 2500. Veribest, Texas: Population 16 These west Texas towns are mere dots lost on the maps, off rural roads and … Read More
I’m a Fat Skinny Person Who Can’t Do Push Ups
I’m about six months out from embarking on a 3100 mile cycling trip across the southern USA, so I figure it would probably be a good idea to actually begin working out, getting in shape, … Read More