Month: June 2021

It was nearly Thanksgiving in the year 2019 and no company was doing better than the Walt Disney Company. They had massive hits at the box office that year, with the remakes of Aladdin and The Lion King, Toy Story 4, Avengers: Endgame, and Captain Marvel. In mid-November, they launched Disney Plus, their alternative to…… Continue reading Joy in Constants

Make You Well(Jacob R. McGowen)[1st Verse]Spend a little time with MeI promise that it will be worth your whileCast all of your cares on MeI’ll lift you up and give your face a smile[Pre-Chorus]I see you in your sufferingAnd for you, I have shed so many tearsYet, even in your wanderingI’ll lead you through the…… Continue reading Make You Well

I remember having quite the imagination when I was younger. After seeing movies such as Honey, I Shrunk The Kids and the Back to the Future movies, I remember thinking time travel and the ability to shrink people down to microscopic size could actually be real. Yet, it wasn’t until the end of fifth grade…… Continue reading Delusions and Revelations

Friday June 11th, 2004Nissan StadiumNashville, TNIt was the second day of our family vacation in Nashville, TN. The previous day we had ridden the General Jackson riverboat on the Tennessee River. Before our trip was over, we would go to the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry as well. Yet, on…… Continue reading A Faulty Prediction

I have always loved music. For over twenty years now, I have written many poems and lyrics, some of which have been turned into songs by friends. My Spotify and iTunes libraries are well stocked with at least 8,000 songs per library. I am known for always having my phone or an old iPod around,…… Continue reading Arkansas Road Blessings

Second to the original and true Christmas story, The Nativity Story, perhaps the most adapted Christmas story ever created is the great Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Scrooge McDuck, Jim Carrey, Michael Caine, and many others, have all brought this classic redemptive tale of Ebenezer Scrooge to the silver screen and the small screen for…… Continue reading The Need For More Than Me

Cinemark Movie Bistro & XDFort Collins, COMonday May 27th, 2019Memorial DayIt was Memorial Day, Monday May 27th, 2019. I was working on this particular Memorial Day at the podium at the Cinemark Movie Bistro & XD movie theater. The big movie out that holiday was the remake of Disney’s Aladdin. Many came out to see…… Continue reading What Truly Sustains