1. Notes: 2 / 2 weeks ago 

   Wow

   Haven’t posted here in ages. Appropriate, really, because there’s nothing really going on.

   Ruby’s going to have surgery on March 8th, so we’re gearing up for that. We’ve also been looking at getting another American Bulldog puppy…a male this time.

   Other than that, life’s normal. Hope everybody’s doing wonderfully.

2. 1 month ago 
   Songs

   Go listen and add me as a friend!

3. 1 month ago 
   Ask Away

   Keep it clean :)

4. 1 month ago 
   Tuneage

   Give a listen and add me as a friend!

5. 1 month ago 
   Add Me!
6. Notes: 1 / 1 month ago 

   Anonymous asked: Is This where you pictured yourself 10 years ago??

   Not necessarily. 10 years ago I dreamed that I’d be selling out arenas all over the country, not sitting at a desk all day and singing when I can.

   However, I did picture myself happy, and I am. I’ve got a beautiful wife and amazing kids. Life is good…really good :)

7. Notes: 1 / 1 month ago 

   ericyumyum asked: Do you think a person can develop close relationships through the Internet? Why or why not?

   Sure, I think it’s possible. Nothing beats actual human interaction, but the internet has brought us all a little closer.

   My wife and I have developed real friendships with people we’ve virtually met playing online games, and there are people who I chat with just about every day on social networking sites like Twitter. The fact that we’ve never met those people in person doesn’t change the fact that we care about them and enjoy interacting with them.

   The key to any relationship is communication, and that’s exactly what social networking sites facilitate. Like I said, face-to-face interaction is the probably the best way to develop a close relationship, but, in my opinion, online relationships are just as legitimate.

8. Notes: 2 / 1 month ago  from lostandgone (originally from jasonbenefield)
   My Songs

   lostandgone:

   jasonbenefield:

   Go take a listen. Add me as a friend, if you haven’t :)

   I’m listening! :)

   And once again, I love these songs!!!

   Thank you so much. :)

9. 1 month ago 
   Ask Me Something
10. 1 month ago 

    lostandgone asked: How do you come up with such beautiful lyrics? Do you find inspiration in something in particular?

    Thanks for the question.

    I’m not the kind of songwriter who can go in planning to write a song and come out with a good one. I write when something comes to me. Sometimes it comes from banging on the guitar for a while and sometimes it starts with just one line that somehow finds its way into my head.

    At the core, it’s all about emotion. I find an emotion and build the rest of the story around it, and it has to be an emotion I can relate to on some level. I don’t necessarily have to be experiencing that emotion at that time to write the song. In fact, it’s usually easier when I’m detached from it…gives me a chance to look at it from more than one angle.

    Bottom line, once the emotion’s there, the songs kinda write themselves. If I try to force it I end up with a crap song…and I’ve written plenty of those. I just try to let the stories tell themselves.

    I’m not entirely sure that made any sense. Probably just should’ve written a song as an answer :)

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