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At six months, he was talking, and by ten months, he was walking, and now, at six, he asks questions about heaven, and love, and life, and death. He loves telling people he was born in Florida, and so do I. Our little beach baby. He’s so filled with wonder and hope. They say that time passes quickly with your children, that all of a sudden you look up and they’re walking, and talking, and they’re starting school, and driving, and they’re moving away to start their own lives. Lately, I’m hit with an overwhelming feeling of time passing quickly, too fast for me to grab hold of these moments, too fleeting for me to properly appreciate them. How much longer will he be my little boy? It takes my breath away, and there’s nothing I can do to slow it down. Lord, let him always love me like he does now; let me always be his safe place; let him know we will always be his home; and Lord, let me be around for as many moments of his life that I can.

Happy Birthday, my sweet, hilarious, adventure-seeking, precious boy. I am forever changed by you.

How to Use Storytelling for Business Marketing: 15 Tips from the Pros
How to Use Storytelling for Business Marketing: 15 Tips from the Pros

Telling a compelling business story for marketing is essential for engaging your audience, building brand awareness, and driving customer loyalty. Here are some best practices to help you craft an effective business story for marketing:

Why Is Everyone in Marketing Now Identifying as a Storyteller?
Why Is Everyone in Marketing Now Identifying as a Storyteller?

In recent years, it seems like every marketer and brand enthusiast has adopted the title of "storyteller." You can hardly attend a marketing conference or read a blog post without someone proclaiming themselves a master of the craft. But why has storytelling become such a ubiquitous buzzword in marketing? Is it just a passing trend, or does it hold some substance? Let's dive into the phenomenon and explore why storytelling has taken center stage in the world of marketing.

The Best Quotes About Stories and Storytelling
The Best Quotes About Stories and Storytelling

You know we loves stories, and some of the greatest writers, speakers, and leaders have offered wise words on the topic. Looking for great quotes about storytelling or the best quotes about stories? Look no further, friend.

Kindergarten
Kindergarten

He was acting tough in his new school clothes that he had picked out, wearing clothes with sizes that no longer ended in ‘T’ and were covered in big boy sports imagery instead of smiling dinosaurs. He was too cool with his new Pac Man backpack, with his packed-for-the-first-time Pac Man lunchbox, with the cool hemp-and-clay-mushroom-necklace-from-the-90s he had found in one of his daddy’s memorabilia boxes and now proudly used to accessorize his mostly-matching clothes. We had talked all year about what to expect in kindergarten, about how fun it was all going to be, and he was bubbling with excitement all summer, telling everyone how he was starting kindergarten soon. 

The Story of The Bathroom
The Story of The Bathroom


A few years ago, I was waiting for a friend outside a restaurant bathroom. She was having a wardrobe malfunction and ended up being in the bathroom for a while trying to fix the issue. I sat on a crushed velvet fainting couch just outside the bathroom and watched the people that came in and out, most pretty vocal about their family drama, relationship problems, after-dinner heartburn. Others offering fuel for my imagination with their silent brooding. Sure, some were just there to wash their hands, or use the other facilities, but many were there to air grievances, share gossip, tempt themselves with flirtations. The interconnected waitstaff, the regulars, the strangers. Status disappears in death and in bathrooms. We all have to go sometime.

Dalton
Dalton

A few weeks ago, my oldest, Wilder, got lost in the woods on the other side of our field. As with most five-year-old boys, he likes to wander. He’s an explorer, often seen with a bag or backpack packed with whatever tools he’s deemed necessary for the day’s journey. A wrench, a bag of goldfish crackers, a spent shotgun shell, once my debit card, and always, always keys. He is also usually accompanied by two of our dogs, Dalton and Dill.

A Letter to My Son: Why We Had Thanksgiving at Waffle House
A Letter to My Son: Why We Had Thanksgiving at Waffle House

The line moved slowly, winding through the produce section, inching so slowly. Nat King Cole’s calming timber wasn’t working its magic on everyone in the line, and I felt for the Whole Food’s employees, each one most likely wishing he had put in a time off request sooner than the coworkers who did. Your Daddy joined me to wait, and we tried to guess what everyone’s story around us was on this Thanksgiving Day. No one looked happy, and after an hour I laughed to myself. We were waiting to pick up food that we would never eat. Giving wasn’t going to be easy this year, but I was determined that it was going to be worth it.

Your Blog Sucks. Here’s Why:
Your Blog Sucks. Here’s Why:

This may be hard for some to hear, but all blogs are not created equal. Yes, I know you think your story, your experience, and your POV is important, but how do your readers feel? When it comes to blogging, there are some tricks of the trade to ensure your blog doesn’t suck. Let me help you find your way when it comes to writing and maintaining your blog.

How to Write Your Family Story
How to Write Your Family Story

Family stories are a great way to capture the moments, relationships, characters, and quirks of a lineage; family stories are often memories of multiple family members that are compiled into an objective narrative that can be passed down for generations. The point of writing your family story is to remember an era as well as the intimacies that made your family unique and that made you who you are. Family stories often share the cultural, social, and political history of the time period in which they are written to fully set the scene. Like memoirs, family stories use narrative components like dialogue, setting, and description to tell a rich story for the audience: your family.

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Six
Six

At six months, he was talking, and by ten months, he was walking, and now, at six, he asks questions about heaven, and love, and life, and death. He loves telling people he was born in Florida, and so do I. Our little beach baby. He’s so filled with wonder and hope. They say that time passes quickly with your children, that all of a sudden you look up and they’re walking, and talking, and they’re starting school, and driving, and they’re moving away to start their own lives. Lately, I’m hit with an overwhelming feeling of time passing quickly, too fast for me to grab hold of these moments, too fleeting for me to properly appreciate them. How much longer will he be my little boy? It takes my breath away, and there’s nothing I can do to slow it down. Lord, let him always love me like he does now; let me always be his safe place; let him know we will always be his home; and Lord, let me be around for as many moments of his life that I can.

Happy Birthday, my sweet, hilarious, adventure-seeking, precious boy. I am forever changed by you.

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How to Use Storytelling for Business Marketing: 15 Tips from the Pros
How to Use Storytelling for Business Marketing: 15 Tips from the Pros

Telling a compelling business story for marketing is essential for engaging your audience, building brand awareness, and driving customer loyalty. Here are some best practices to help you craft an effective business story for marketing:

Read More →
Why Is Everyone in Marketing Now Identifying as a Storyteller?
Why Is Everyone in Marketing Now Identifying as a Storyteller?

In recent years, it seems like every marketer and brand enthusiast has adopted the title of "storyteller." You can hardly attend a marketing conference or read a blog post without someone proclaiming themselves a master of the craft. But why has storytelling become such a ubiquitous buzzword in marketing? Is it just a passing trend, or does it hold some substance? Let's dive into the phenomenon and explore why storytelling has taken center stage in the world of marketing.

Read More →
The Best Quotes About Stories and Storytelling
The Best Quotes About Stories and Storytelling

You know we loves stories, and some of the greatest writers, speakers, and leaders have offered wise words on the topic. Looking for great quotes about storytelling or the best quotes about stories? Look no further, friend.

Read More →
Kindergarten
Kindergarten

He was acting tough in his new school clothes that he had picked out, wearing clothes with sizes that no longer ended in ‘T’ and were covered in big boy sports imagery instead of smiling dinosaurs. He was too cool with his new Pac Man backpack, with his packed-for-the-first-time Pac Man lunchbox, with the cool hemp-and-clay-mushroom-necklace-from-the-90s he had found in one of his daddy’s memorabilia boxes and now proudly used to accessorize his mostly-matching clothes. We had talked all year about what to expect in kindergarten, about how fun it was all going to be, and he was bubbling with excitement all summer, telling everyone how he was starting kindergarten soon. 

Read More →
The Story of The Bathroom
The Story of The Bathroom


A few years ago, I was waiting for a friend outside a restaurant bathroom. She was having a wardrobe malfunction and ended up being in the bathroom for a while trying to fix the issue. I sat on a crushed velvet fainting couch just outside the bathroom and watched the people that came in and out, most pretty vocal about their family drama, relationship problems, after-dinner heartburn. Others offering fuel for my imagination with their silent brooding. Sure, some were just there to wash their hands, or use the other facilities, but many were there to air grievances, share gossip, tempt themselves with flirtations. The interconnected waitstaff, the regulars, the strangers. Status disappears in death and in bathrooms. We all have to go sometime.

Read More →
Dalton
Dalton

A few weeks ago, my oldest, Wilder, got lost in the woods on the other side of our field. As with most five-year-old boys, he likes to wander. He’s an explorer, often seen with a bag or backpack packed with whatever tools he’s deemed necessary for the day’s journey. A wrench, a bag of goldfish crackers, a spent shotgun shell, once my debit card, and always, always keys. He is also usually accompanied by two of our dogs, Dalton and Dill.

Read More →
A Letter to My Son: Why We Had Thanksgiving at Waffle House
A Letter to My Son: Why We Had Thanksgiving at Waffle House

The line moved slowly, winding through the produce section, inching so slowly. Nat King Cole’s calming timber wasn’t working its magic on everyone in the line, and I felt for the Whole Food’s employees, each one most likely wishing he had put in a time off request sooner than the coworkers who did. Your Daddy joined me to wait, and we tried to guess what everyone’s story around us was on this Thanksgiving Day. No one looked happy, and after an hour I laughed to myself. We were waiting to pick up food that we would never eat. Giving wasn’t going to be easy this year, but I was determined that it was going to be worth it.

Read More →
Your Blog Sucks. Here’s Why:
Your Blog Sucks. Here’s Why:

This may be hard for some to hear, but all blogs are not created equal. Yes, I know you think your story, your experience, and your POV is important, but how do your readers feel? When it comes to blogging, there are some tricks of the trade to ensure your blog doesn’t suck. Let me help you find your way when it comes to writing and maintaining your blog.

Read More →
How to Write Your Family Story
How to Write Your Family Story

Family stories are a great way to capture the moments, relationships, characters, and quirks of a lineage; family stories are often memories of multiple family members that are compiled into an objective narrative that can be passed down for generations. The point of writing your family story is to remember an era as well as the intimacies that made your family unique and that made you who you are. Family stories often share the cultural, social, and political history of the time period in which they are written to fully set the scene. Like memoirs, family stories use narrative components like dialogue, setting, and description to tell a rich story for the audience: your family.

Read More →

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