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Coping With Living Overseas as a Child Part 1
Telling The Children It was a warm and sunny day when my parents sat me and my sisters down. Ok, I’ll be honest, I don’t remember the weather. That first line sounds good but it could have been 30 degrees for all I know. I was around 10 at the time and I had been…
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The Disney Goth Phenomenan
A Stupid Amount of Time at Disney I spend more time at Disney World in Orlando than I’d like to admit. My daughters are 4 and 2 and they love it. So we go. A lot. It is currently February 19th and we’ve been three times this year. I know the songs. I’ve seen the…
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Why I Turned Away From Religion After Growing Up Christian-Part 3
Coming Out of the Religious Closet It was important to me early on to be clear and open about the fact that I had lost faith. This started with telling my parents. I was incredibly nervous about this and put it off for several days. I feared that the reaction would be incredibly negative. Even…
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Why I Turned Away From Religion After Growing Up Christian-Part 2
The College Years One of my closest friends went through a similar crisis of faith during our freshman year of college. Looking back it’d funny because I viewed his awakening as the wanderings of someone who was lost. Instead, it was I who was lost. I viewed his struggle as one of weakness, and my…
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Why I Turned Away From Religion After Growing up Christian-Part 1
Growing Up Southern Baptist Much have my worldview has been dictated by my upbringing in the church. For better or worse, we are a product of our experiences and I am no different. First things first though. I fully believe that everyone has the right to think and believe what they want. I am not…
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1/26/2023- Introductions are in Order and Show Week
Maybe you’ve heard Chasing Airplanes on Spotify or Apple Music. Maybe you saw me on TikTok or instagram, or maybe you stumbled across this blog. No matter the reason I thank you for stopping by and taking the time to read this. As I write this I find myself avoiding work and taking an introspective…