Author: Shay

  • On Being Fragile and Calling 9-1-1

    “Call 9-1-1” Bethany had never told me that before so I knew this was serious. “9-1-1, what’s your emergency?” “Yeah, hi… my wife is on the ground and she’s experiencing some kind of chest pain. I don’t know what to do.” After some basic questions about my location the operator asked: “How old is she?”…

  • Somewhere Between an Artist and an Engineer

    I’ve been thinking a lot about identity. Dad was a building engineer. I say “was” because he’s technically retired, but not because he’s stopped. To this day he continues to build. His 5 acres in the rolling hills of Kentucky are filled with barns and buildings of which he and my mom have designed and…

  • Psalm 131 Keeps Me From Sinking

    In our home for at least the past year we have had a chalkboard sign that Bethany hand wrote Psalm 131 in its entirety on. At only three verses, I have now memorized it. But it hangs right beside our door the garage as we leave each day, and I often glance at it as…

  • Help Support the Zegans!

    Every time I share my testimony, I talk about Jon and Leslie Zegan. Why is that? It’s because during my elementary, junior-high, and high-school years they were instrumental in showing me the beauty of Jesus Christ. Their son Zach has been one of my best friends since like the fifth grade, and the Zegans always…

  • Enjoy Your Life

    Enjoy Your Life

    It’s been over four years since I’ve written a blog on here. The last one was back in March of 2017 which was just a little update on hanging with some friends and enjoying time together as a family. But even as I look back and read that post I’m reminded that life has been…