I stood backstage filling up with those feelings that have frozen me too many times before. Mostly fear. Pam Tebow stood at the microphone filling an arena of women with years of hard-won wisdom. Not just how to be a mom but how to be with God, know God, follow… Read More
Archive Tag: awkwardly personal
Mid-Life Crisis: The Dream & The Ladder
Daniel Levinson studied the lives of hundreds of adult men and discovered that we actually are a lot like children. (No “I told you so”, ladies.) Just as children progress through clear stages of development, so Levinson discovered that men do too. Every stage is given a name and detailed… Read More
Accepting No Substitutes
Seven shows into a tour and already I don’t need God. By this time I know the crew, the artists, the musicians well enough that any trepidation that comes with forging new relationships has worn off. I don’t struggle to make conversation anymore, to find common ground. By this time… Read More
How I Make Money
It’s the third most asked question on the road; right behind “How’d you meet your wife?” and “Do you have kids?” Today, in fact, someone found my blog by Googling “Shaun Groves salary” – which is probably the query of someone wondering how much money I make and not how… Read More
First World Problems Are Real Problems
Gabriella is in her first year of middle school. She’s just got a toe in adolescence and already with the tears? And I think Really? Geometry is so traumatic for you? Seriously? That grumpy guy with the locker next to yours is ruining your day? Ruining? And I also think… Read More
Please Stand With Me
She stood at the stove making dinner and I wanted to wrap my arms around her waist, kiss her neck and tell her I love her. But anger got the better of me so the last words I spoke to my wife were angry. On the drive to the airport… Read More