We have received great news today. Mason doesn’t have vocal cord polyps or nodules like we expected. Instead he has muscle tension dysphonia which hopkinsmedicine.org describes as, “A change in the sound or the feel of your voice due to …
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Original artwork and commentary by Ryan King
5 Questions You Must Answer Before Speaking in Public
I’ve spent my life as a public speaker. I’ve spoken to dozens and thousands on a variety of subjects in many different situations. People say I’m pretty good at it. My assessment is that I normally do well. (We all …
Never Alone
Original artwork and commentary by Ryan King
The Union Falls Gospel Church
Some time back a friend of mine stumbled upon this abandoned church north of Dayton, Ohio. The Union Falls Gospel Church. It was in an amazing state of decay. There were still pews, a pulpit and a piano inside. Barely …
Seek Wisdom
Original artwork and commentary by Ryan King
Jen-in-the-Box
In his book Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare, Jeremy Butterfield lists ten of the most irritating phrases in English, including “it’s not rocket science,” “with all due respect,” “fairly certain,” “I personally,” and “shouldn’t of.” (It’s shouldn’t have, …
Blue Rock, PA
This is a fun song we wrote based off of the folklore surrounding the Blue Rocks in Pennsylvania. Upon further research, after the song was written, we found that there is no place officially named Blue Rock, PA, and that …
5 Questions to Unlock Your Dreams
Sometimes our dreams and desires are set aside. There are often good, reasonable grown-up reasons for this. Maybe you get married or have a baby and things need re-prioritized. Maybe a crisis occurs and it’s all-hands-on-deck to just survive and …
Tree of Life
Original artwork by Mark Haas