Seizing a Lifetime, One Day at a Time

I'm a Sabbath breaker. I just couldn't help it. The six year old girl made me do it. Before I explain, I have to announce that I'm a dad! Nathan James Tolley was born on November 8th at 5:03 am. He weighed 7lbs 1oz (up to 9 lbs 12oz now!) and 19.5 inches long. It was an amazing experience to go through. I was in shock when he arrived and there's still times when I look down and realize he's my son, not just some baby we're taking care of. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone wondering if they should have kids. Now, back to the six year old girl. Melissa and I were sitting on the couch enjoying our Sunday afternoon when a knock came at the door. We weren't expecting anyone so you can imagine our surprise when I opened the door and saw a little girl standing there with a basket in her hands. "Hello, my name is Callie," she said in the cutest voice you've ever heard. "I'm selling oatmeal cookie mix to make money for my piano le...

Hey everyone! After a year, I'm back! Okay, it hasn't been a year and let's be honest, it's likely the person reading this is someone in Latvia who randomly stumbled upon my blog while searching for an article about American toothpaste, or something random like that. If that's you, thanks for stopping by, but I don't have any information about toothpaste. For anyone else, how's it going? I know it's been a while since I last posted. Life has been busy and yet pretty uneventful. I'm married now and just starting to settle into it. I'm living in Boise with my beautiful wife and my new puppy, Topper. He's a handful, but great for our little family right now. My job is going great and I'm learning a lot. I feel like I'm really accomplishing something everyday. Life is just pretty darn good. So that brings us to today. Why do I suddenly decide to blog after a peaceful leave of absence from the digital world? There's two reasons. Fi...