The fifth chapter of What Was Meant for Harm: A Media Memoir of Faith, Fracture, and the Fight for Truth is now available.

This chapter chronicles grief, purpose, and the quiet ways God prepares us for what comes next.

In the summer of 2020, I sat with my mother for what would become our final in‑person conversation. We talked about her retirement, our family history, the stepfathers who shaped our journeys, and the kind of love that leaves wrinkles you’re grateful for. She passed away in late October, and that loss reshaped everything — my faith, my clarity, and the way I saw the world.

At the same time, the entertainment industry had shut down. Touring stopped. Venues closed. But creativity didn’t die. I began livestreaming bands at the Studios at Fischer, working with artists like Van Wilks Band, The Tiarras, and Black Fret musicians. What started as a workaround became a lifeline — for them, and for me.

And beneath all of it — the livestreams, the election fog, the media fractures, the cultural exhaustion — I felt the quiet pull of something larger unfolding.

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