(and yoga) —Anna-Marie— I've heard talks and read different things about Yahweh (the name God gave himself to Moses) being breath... that when you say "Yahweh" as it is written in Hebrew, it actually comes out as breath. Many take this deeper, believing that when we breathe in and out it is a sacred act, that the... Continue Reading →
That Time I Told God He Didn’t Know What He Was Doing
—Brian— Actually what I said had an expletive in it and Anna-Marie won’t let me lead with that. But I want you to know where I was. I said it. And I meant it. I feel like I do a good job keeping my cool. I’m not uptight… I stay pretty relaxed… And I don't... Continue Reading →
It’s Not About the Scene. It’s About the Story.
—Anna-Marie— Last year, for Autism Awareness Month, our then seven-year-old son Knox and I worked on a video project as a way of trying to spread awareness of autism during the month of April, along with shining a light on our sweet Tobin. We worked together from the start. I interviewed Knox and recorded the interview. Then... Continue Reading →
“How did it get like this?”
—Anna-Marie— The truth is, I already knew the answer before I asked the question: we’d been in survival mode. For a long time. Let’s just first acknowledge how embarrassing it is to lead with the picture above. For so many, many reasons. Right? But that’s kind of the point. In the tippiest, toppest room of... Continue Reading →
Pursuing Tob
(Or "What's in a Name?") We felt like this week’s post should be written together. We've used font colors for clarity. (A-M is green. B is orange). —Anna-Marie— We named our oldest son "Knox." We loved the way it sounded, the way it felt in our mouths as we said it, the way it is... Continue Reading →