The World Surrounding Me

We’ve been home from Cornerstone for almost a week. Unfortunately, that little thing called “work” has prevented me from blogging about the fest here. I’ve posted quite a bit to www.cornerstonefestival.com/blog (I’m one of the volunteers who writes content there). Even with the other great vacations we’re able to take at this season of our [...]

Part 1: Despite muddy grounds at Cornerstone, my shoes held up pretty well. Why I wore perfectly white shoes that day, I don’t know. From Cornerstone 2009 Part 2: By Saturday evening, the mud had become a quagmire, attempting to suck off your shoes with each step. From Cornerstone 2009 Part 3: Improvised booties in [...]

Even with our recent trip to Hawaii, this is my favorite week of the year. We’re at Cornerstone Festival in western Illinois. Matt & I met here in 1998, but that’s just one reason this place is so special. We meet up with Steve & Sara (my brother & sister-in-law), Jerry (from Atlanta), Jeff (also [...]

After 2 years off do primarily to lack of vacation time (time spent on our honeymoon two years ago and in Europe last year), we’re getting ready to go back to Cornerstone Festival next week. Check it out at http://cornerstonefestival.com/ — during the fest (mid to late part of next week), look for live coverage [...]

I just posted a message to our little mailing list which contains so many of our friends who usually go to Cornestone Music Festival with us each summer. I thought I might post some of those thoughts here, too, because Cornerstone occupies a significant spot in our lives and our relationship. Cornerstone is a music [...]