life | River Jordan

Jun 113 min read

Tom Jones and Mama at the Ryman

And if there are moments where heaven opens up a little, rains down some extra happiness, this was one of those nights.

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May 22 min read

The Turning Point

I knew in my gut that I would carry this with me all my life. The knowledge that empty space could be a hell of a thing.

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Nov 29, 20231 min read

The Broken Place

These days. I am no longer haunted half as much by the broken places in my life. Riffs and shifts. Fields planted with promise. Not a...

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Nov 29, 20232 min read

Southern Swamps

These days. Been thinking of Daddy's boat headed slowly up the creek. Gators sunning on the banks. Box turtles lined up on a log. Orchids...

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Oct 30, 20232 min read

Finding Stillness

These days. I find I need stillness more than I ever have. And that it is harder to find, to corral the noise running rampant in my mind....

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Oct 30, 20231 min read

Catching light and shadow

These days. I am watching dappled sunlight like I have just been born. Like there are filters in this world, soft, shifting patterns I...

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Oct 23, 20231 min read

These Days . . .

These days. I am old enough to know some things but still- my mind, it worries. My heart, it hurts. For people in war torn places. For...

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Oct 19, 20232 min read

The Tulip Fields

These days. Memory seems to be my closest friend. A constant shadow and companion. Like I am some time traveler from the past cast on the...

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Feb 14, 20235 min read

Notes from the Coast

Well, I up and did it. After twenty years in Nashville and sixteen up on the hill I picked up stakes and headed to the coast. Otherwise...

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