The poignancy of auctions

I've been to many auctions in my lifetime — is is the best place to score a bargain right? And you never know what you're going to find.Yesterday's auction, however, was different. Because I knew the people who's estate was being auctioned off. In that moment, as I saw their stuff being held in the... Continue Reading →

Six months ago tomorrow

Six months ago, Charlie Adams, my dad, was killed in a house fire. Six months ago, my family's hearts were broken in ways I could never imagine possible.Myself, along with my brother, Dalton, gave the eulogy at my dad's funeral. In honor of him — I'd like to share it.*****************I had the privilege of calling this... Continue Reading →

On being grateful

Tomorrow I will hit 150 days of posting what I'm grateful for on Facebook. 150 days.Fifteen days into my grateful postings, which I started in honor of November (Thanksgiving), my dad was killed in a fire in Wichita. I won't ever forget my brother's words: "There was a fire at mom's house and dad's gone."... Continue Reading →

Sometimes it is crushing

I was bookmarking a link I found on twitter tonight and I came across others --- the links I had saved when my dad was killed in a house fire on nov. 15. The video of them fighting the fire. My dad -- he was on the floor of the back bedroom while that fire... Continue Reading →

Winter’s beautiful silence

I was in Melvern today helping a friend work on a house. When I stepped outside, the trash bin was coated in a fine, frozen glaze of ice. As I ran my hand across the bin, I noticed the cool, roughness of the ice.Time to get back home.The paved roads were glazed, so we hit... Continue Reading →

Learning to love the life again

I as sit here awake at nearly 4:30 a.m. I went down the Internet rabbit hole after posting a weather alert for the newspaper website. I realized I'm learning to love the life again. That "hectic, crazy, you may have to be up at all hours" life, again.After two years on the "dark side" as... Continue Reading →

Speaking of challenges

Not too long ago, I was having coffee with a friend and we were talking about habits -- I'm very much a creature of habit. Right down to the way I drive to and from work. And she said "drive home a different way every day."And that stuck. But I didn't really put it into... Continue Reading →

A week without radio challenge

Saturday when driving home from a busy 24 hours with family, my radio began to annoy me. I couldn't find a station I liked so I turned it off. And I drove home in silence. And I never have my radio off when I'm in the car alone -- I do when I'm driving with... Continue Reading →

Fitness, progress and changes

Well hello there again -- two posts in one week -- it's a record! At least as far as my writing has been lately here.I'm seven months and one week into my fitness journey. 63 pounds lost and counting. Six dress sizes down -- from a size 22 to 14. I have about 41 pounds... Continue Reading →

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