EC Stilson's

"You know what enters the room when you do?" I asked my 14-year-old, Indy, and she shook her head. "SUNSHINE," I said. ...

  We’ve had so much fun celebrating Hanukkah. Trey even gave me and Mike a poncho. So thoughtful.🥰 We’ve played a ton of games, AND I even ...

We recently went to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and had the most incredible time. But despite how fun it was, at one point, I found myself gettin...

 If you could pick a single word to live by for 2025, which word would you pick? I’m thinking about maybe potential, capable, or open. I loo...

Before meeting with an HR team, Trey asked for me to do a mock interview. "I'm extremely hard working,” he said, “and that’s why I...

In 2020, not long after a big surgery, I went shopping with Mike. Several minutes into the trip, a huge wave of weakness descended until I n...

 Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about thriving in different situations. Whether it be health, unfulfilled dreams, or poor circumstances, so...

 Trey has three best friends: Robert, Jack, and Wyatt. They’re like “The Sandlot” movie, and it cracks me up seeing them together, but this ...

Before (left) 6 weeks after the surgery (right)  You know how I recently had a surgery? There’s some good news and some superficial news:  (...

My friend got married really young. I knew things were difficult but didn’t realize how bad until the divorce. After that, I watched as that...

I tried to be grateful—'tis the season—but an appointment last week left me reeling. My parents came up to help after my pain pump surge...

 In Latin, sincere means without wax. It comes from a tradition of broken statues being repaired with wax so that imperfections could be hid...

Almost a year ago, I received the sweetest package in the mail. A mother and daughter duo sent me a card explaining that they follow me on s...

The pain pump has been life changing. It hasn't been very long since I got that surgery, and I'm amazed. It's odd to think it...

 If I’ve learned anything while fighting cancer, it’s that life is a glorified act of letting go. Doors AND windows close until the only opt...

One of my very first memories is of seeing—and hearing—the violin. The career musician cradled the instrument, making the full-size fiddle a...

Jack's mom called, and I knew it must've been tough. "He can't keep going to the same high school," she said, "no...