As many of you know, I’ve been working on a book for years. I’ve made a lot of progress, but it’s been too easy to keep putting it on the back burner while I focus on other projects and goals. The truth is, I’ve been sitting on this story for too long. I already have 12 chapters written, but many of them still need editing, and there’s still more writing to do. I’m hoping that a weekly deadline and a little accountability will help me keep the momentum going and finally get this book finished. To keep myself accountable and motivated, I’ve decided to start sharing one chapter per week on Substack for my paid subscribers. I offer a couple of subscription options, including $8 per month or $80 per year. I’ll continue posting free content for subscribers who choose the free option as well. I know times are tough for all of us, and sometimes we just don’t have the extra cash to be frivolous with. The chapters I share won’t be the final published versions, but they’ll be close. You’ll essentially get a behind-the-scenes look at the book as it comes together. If you’d rather wait until the finished book is released, that’s completely okay too. This is a fun way to keep me writing, stay motivated, and thank the people who have supported my work and invested in my writing along the way. I’m excited to finally start sharing my story with everyone.

As many of you know, I’ve been working on a book for years. I’ve made a lot of progress, but it’s been too easy to keep putting it on the back burner while I focus on other projects and goals. The truth is, I’ve been sitting on this story for too long. I already have 12 chapters written, but many of them still need editing, and there’s still more writing to do. I’m hoping that a weekly deadline and a little accountability will help me keep the momentum going and finally get this book finished. To keep myself accountable and motivated, I’ve decided to start sharing one chapter per week on Substack for my paid subscribers. I offer a couple of subscription options, including $8 per month or $80 per year. I’ll continue posting free content for subscribers who choose the free option as well. I know times are tough for all of us, and sometimes we just don’t have the extra cash to be frivolous with. The chapters I share won’t be the final published versions, but they’ll be close. You’ll essentially get a behind-the-scenes look at the book as it comes together. If you’d rather wait until the finished book is released, that’s completely okay too. This is a fun way to keep me writing, stay motivated, and thank the people who have supported my work and invested in my writing along the way. I’m excited to finally start sharing my story with everyone.

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🤣😂 My guy is on fire with the jokes today!

“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.”  Proverbs 31:8-9

Yes!! I feel heard now!!!

Why would I start and finish one project when I could be working on five different projects simultaneously? #DIY #homeowner #adhd

Hope people follow you there. You’re a great one to follow there. Just read your latest. 💔

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To everyone so eager to cancel someone for a tattoo they got at age 22, a drunk text, a selfie they took in the middle of a mental health crisis: Show us your laptop. Show us your iCloud. Open your entire digital life to your worst enemy. No context. No filter. No explanation. You won’t. You won’t because you know what I know. Any one of us, frozen at our worst moment, photographed in our lowest hour, looks like a monster. Looks like a stranger. Looks like someone who deserves to be cast out. That is not who we are. My mom and baby sister were killed in a car accident when I was just a kid. Cancer took my brother Beau, my best friend and my rock. I battled alcoholism. I battled addiction. I chose the coward’s way out more times than I can count. For years I believed the defining chapters of my life were written by tragedy, loss, and shame. I no longer believe that. Pain can shape us. Loss can humble us. Failures can leave scars that never fully fade. But none of them have the authority to define us. And it sure as hell ain’t the critic that counts. That authority belongs to us alone-the person in the arena. Every setback presents a choice. Play the victim, or cut the bullshit and take ownership for who we become next. Life does not determine our character. It reveals it. Again and again we are asked the same question. When shit happens, what next? We are not defined by what happened to us. We are not defined by the worst photo, the worst text, the worst tattoo, the worst night. We are defined by the person we choose to become. And by the courage to choose that person, every single day. So before you reach for the gavel - show us your laptop. You won’t. The whole world saw mine. And I am still here. Still becoming. Still choosing. Still standing. That is the only definition that matters.

Speed kills. Don't meth around.

Pro tip- never tell a person in early recovery that they look “healthy.” All they hear is “you’ve gained weight and look fatter,” and it can be triggering. Instead try, “you look so good,” or “You look so much better!” #recovery #wedorecover #RecoveryPosse

With the cost of wood being what it is, we’re not wasting a dang thing. Every scrap is getting repurposed. #diy #diyonabudget #repurpose