Ben Wilder

I was not the victim of a bad breakup

After a breakup, don’t you think it’s always the other person’s fault? They did you wrong. You’re the victim. They hurt you. This is very true with me and one breakup I’ve been through. I would hear songs like this… …and think, “Yeah! She should get what she deserves!” I would think to myself thatContinue reading “I was not the victim of a bad breakup”

How does God love us?

I was about to title this post “How much does God love us?” but then I thought to myself about the exact sentence that spurred today’s writing. I’ll go ahead and give it to you so if you want to stop reading after this, at least you read the most important part of this wholeContinue reading “How does God love us?”

Your woman

I wanted to start off this post by saying that what I’m about to say is kind of weird, but in reality it’s not weird at all. When I’m running, there are certain songs that help me run faster. I don’t really know which song will flip the switch in my mind until it startsContinue reading “Your woman”

The one where I almost burned a house down

I bought a fire pit years ago excited to use it in the fall months here in Nashville. There’s something pacifying about sitting around a fire, with or without s’mores. It’s about being outside. Very caveman-like, really. Me start fire. Fire warm. Me sit. cave person I haven’t used the square metal contraption yet thisContinue reading “The one where I almost burned a house down”

An unexpectedly good run

I made a few goals (I had a list and everything!) to accomplish in a 2-day span recently. Stuff like haircut, shave, walk the dogs a couple of times, and so on and so forth. Well, I also listed a goal of running four miles, even if it was split into two miles per run.Continue reading “An unexpectedly good run”