Telling Stories One Day at A Time
So guess what? I forgot to write yesterday. My new weird routine has been messing me up. I can’t promise it won’t happen again. In the meantime, you get a twofer today. Who doesn’t love running away from their problems? I know I do! I am the queen of conflict avoidance. It’s weird that after … Continue reading Day 3 & 4: I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead – The Wedding; Afire Love – Ed Sheeran
If you’re honest with yourself, you’d say you’ve looked back at least once in your life and wondered what might have been. It’s a natural thing to do. Since life is made up of choices, we’re always going to wonder what would’ve happened if we had taken a different route. And I’m talking choices here, … Continue reading Day 2: Bride & Groom – The Airborne Toxic Event
Some things are hard to shake. Do you ever say something and immediately regret it, and it kind of becomes one of those things you lay awake at 3am thinking about? I feel like that’s a shared human experience. Sometimes I’ll remember something I did years ago – like how cringeworthy I was as a preteen. Remember … Continue reading Day 5: Ghost Magnetic – David Cook
Happy New Year, everyone! If you have never happened upon this corner of the Internet, welcome! If you’ve been to these parts before, you’ll notice a few things that are different. You may notice that this site is no longer called Ground Up Ideas (though it is still housed under that domain; I’m working on that.) I … Continue reading 2018: The Year in Music
I have a pretty set idea of what I want my wedding playlist to be. Not that I’m anywhere close to being married right now, but it’s fun to dream. And it’s always fun to build playlists, am I right? A wedding playlist is special because it’s your day and, hopefully, your music. You get to share what you … Continue reading Day 21: Trade Mistakes – Panic! At the Disco
Take it from someone who’s barely left home: It’s hard to leave home. When I was seventeen, I had a big decision to make. Which college to I go to? And I thought I knew. I knew so well that I was packed and ready to go. The thing is, you don’t realize how much … Continue reading Day Seventeen: Made of Stone – Matt Corby
One of the Biblical psalms begins with this text: My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me. Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me. I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. Psalm 55:4-6 How often is our … Continue reading Day Thirteen: Bird of Sorrow – Glen Hansard
Even the rich and famous have to someday face death and decay. As morbid as that sounds, it’s true. Nothing stops them from aging and slowing down (other than Botox and maybe drugs, but that doesn’t guarantee immortality.) Even the young, vibrant artists we see today will someday become old – and maybe even (gasp) … Continue reading Day Eight: Sixty Years On – Elton John
You might not think of the realm of pop music as a place where theology is discussed or unearthed. “Aren’t they all just about sex?” Well, yes. On Kiss FM they are. You won’t find much of anything there. But look at the broader sphere of pop music, not just the Billboard Hot 100. Many … Continue reading Day Seven: Only Love – Mumford & Sons
One of my biggest fears is getting to the end of my life and realizing I didn’t do anything with it. I think that’s a big fear – and regret – for a lot of people. We feel like we need to do big things with our life in order for it to count – … Continue reading Day 4: The Precipice – The Classic Crime
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