Sometimes blogging comes easy, other times I feel completely uninspired but I wanted to get something started for the week. At church yesterday, Heather Zempel preached and reminded me that we need to record the acts of God in our lives. She noted that it took men recording their experiences, feelings and Godly wisdom over thousands of years to produce the Bible. What if they hadn't written it down? We need to write down the evidence of God's grace, truth, love and guidance in our lives so that we remember it and others can benefit from such stories later. That's just a quick reminder to myself not to take God's hand in my life for granted -- to record His voice lest I ever forget how He's blessed, lead, loved and forgiven me. Lately, I … [Read more...]

And so...the wedding videos emerge. Here is Britney and I's sad karaoke rendition of one of our all time favorites, "Mud on the Tires" in the party bus before her wedding reception. I'm so glad Rick got to make a cameo -- luckily, I got to bring him to the wedding and on the party bus, making for an even more awesome weekend. Britney's wedding was definitely one of, if not, the best I've ever been a part of. They had an awesome selection of songs at the reception and the open bar didn't hurt. I'm looking forward to the professional photos because the bridesmaids dresses actually looked really great in my regular photos. Though I often complain about weddings, I'm truly honored when a friend asks me to be in theirs. I know that those I would … [Read more...]

Five days until the 2010 mid-term elections. This is my third election season in Washington, DC and exciting because Republicans are poised to take back the House. 2006 was the most exciting because I was a fresh-faced intern, tasked with getting quotes from bar hoppers on Election Night. The newspaper paid my tab to get the dish and snap a few photos for their gossip section. I made the rounds at the swanky Lounge 201, a GLBT-themed part at Capitol City Brewery, a lowkey round of beers at Union Pub and sparsely attended gathering at Tortilla Coast. I had just moved to Washington and within months been able to meet Newt Gingrich, attend a private interview at the Governor's Mansion in Maryland (Robert Erlich, whose now trying to reclaim the … [Read more...]