I love the premise of The Light Phone company. They believe that by leaving behind your smartphone, you will spend more quality time on the most important things. I agree with them. I’ve been trying to leave my iPhone in the other room after work so I can be more…

I miss a lot of layups; it’s demoralizing. When I miss a layup, it gets in my head. I take fewer shots; afraid of what people will think if miss them. One negative thought leads to another, and before you know it, I’ve stopped caring about the game altogether. This…

“You’re wrong,” he said. My heart raced, my stomach flipped, and my face turned red. “Well, that’s up for interpretation,” I said. “No, you’re wrong,” he said, again. This time he explained my mistake, plainly, and I retreated inside. I walked away, feeling embarrassed and shaky. I hate being wrong. …

I started as a music education major in college. Why? Because I liked music. Did I want to be a band teacher — wrangling high schoolers and organizing performances? Nope. I didn’t think about life on the other side. So often, we romanticize the other side. We dwell on how…

Sometimes I feel really lost. It’s a first world problem, I know. The feelings I wrestle with all tie back to passion. What am I passionate about? I don’t know anymore. In a lot of ways, I’m going through the motions. I haven’t always felt this way. I’ve been passionate…

What the heck am I listening to? I was in the car last night listening to the radio because I don’t have one of those fancy phone adapter things. My Town & Country is old school that way. I realized, after about a minute of listening, the song was terrible. …

This is a guest post by my wife, Grace. Seeing this picture was one of the most important moments of my life. This is Charlie and Evelyn as embryos when they were six days old. A year ago today Jon and I woke up early and headed to Chicago to…

My dad died a year ago today. I was by his side while he took his last breath. Watching him die was one of the hardest things I’ve been through. My dad was a good man. You won’t find anything about him online — no ‘recommends’, ‘likes’, or ‘followers’. But…