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I looked at my Amazon wish list today and realized about 90% of it is books. I’m actually proud of this because there was a point in my life where the last thing I thought about was reading.

Thinking back to what sparked my reading was one very specific book.

Several years ago, we started talking about books at my job. I mentioned how I don’t like to read but wish that I did. One of the girls said there was a book that I would love.

I thought, yeah, we’ll see about that...

Them: How are you?
Me: I’m well. Thank you.
Them: I’m good, too - thanks.
Me: ??

Who started this? Who turned a question about your emotions into a greeting?

In my mind, it’s a ‘get to know you’ question. Yet, somehow, it’s become what people say out of habit or when they feel awkward.

I remember a 7 year old girl at church saying good morning to me, following it with a half hug around my waist and a “how are yeeew?” with that high pitched...

May 14, 2018 is when I woke up from this dream.

God had pulled me up into the sky and I knew earth was below me. The sky was bright blue. It was empty. And it was amazing. I was doing flips. I was smiling, floating, and turning. I had a deep well of joy inside of me. Just being in the moment.

Then it was like someone turned on the music and the entire atmosphere was filled praise and worship. I was singing. I was weightless. Everything was effortless. And breathtaking. And happy....

I’m always up for change, especially when it comes to growing myself.

Lately, I’ve felt the want to attack a weakness of mine that’s come up over the years…

Being bold and standing up for myself.

I’ve struggled with the balance of being kind, giving the benefit of the doubt, and addressing the line when it’s been crossed.

Sometimes it’s easy to identify when the line’s been crossed, and that’s when standing up for what’s right or...

I am who I am because I have a dad who was intentional about developing me.

I don’t think he even realized how intentional he was – but I can tell you I’m better because of it.

Togetherness.

My childhood is full of great memories.
Camping,
fishing,
hitting golf balls in the front yard,
hanging out with my dad in his storage room amongst the thousands of tools,
him teaching me how to dance,
throwing the football or the baseball in the front yard,
watching my dad lay concrete...

To be honest, I didn’t get my strong faith from reading my bible.. or from sitting in church.. or from community groups.

My faith became strong because of someone else’s faith: my mom’s.

My mama. One of the most honest human beings you’ll ever meet.

Since I was little, my mom’s been talking about God. “God this” and “God that” and “God knows” and “trust God”. Not only has she talked about Him, she’s lived out...

I’m the type of person who loves success stories, biographies, and auto-biographies. It’s inspiring to see the path that people took to get to where they are.

Oftentimes, when people talk about their journey, they give general information, and while that’s helpful, my brain would rather know the specifics, so here’s a bit of my acting story.

(If you’re more into a quick how-to, here's a free guide I made to help you get started in acting, plus the pros and...

After a few times doing something, you tend to learn the ropes. Here's what helps me when I have shoots coming up:

1. Charcoal tablets. I learned about charcoal tablets a couple of years ago when I got food poisoning; they help cleanse the body. I don’t know about you, but when I drink something carbonated, it tends to give me throat gurgles that the boom mic picks up.

On my last shoot, I had a Dr Pepper, and once I started feeling that familiar feeling, I took...

This was an interesting day. I was hired as Jennifer Garner’s stand-in on a movie filming in Austin.

A stand-in is similar to a double except you don’t have any screen time. Stand-ins watch the main actors rehearse the scene, and when the main actors go to hair / make-up / wardrobe, the stand-ins stand in all the places the actors were so that cameras, lighting, sound, etc. can be set up and ready to shoot when the actors come back.

If you’ve read previous posts,...

Normally, I don’t pray over auditions, but this one was a little different.

The woman casting this project was a casting director I hadn’t auditioned for in a while – around a year or more. She does casting for a lot of the tv shows and films around Austin, so I wanted to make sure I’d be brought back in for future gigs.

The other casting directors in town brought me in often so I knew I’d get called in for their gigs if I fit the specs. (I’m speaking...