One Year Back
Posted May 2025
This week marks one year since I signed back on to social media.
After seven years of living quietly on a farm in Middle Tennessee—no posting, no promoting, no performing—I felt something stirring. Not ambition. Not nostalgia. Just a sense that it was time to create again. Share again. Connect again.
But not for the reasons I used to.
I didn’t come back to chase a career. I didn’t come back to reclaim a stage. I laid all that down years ago, on purpose, with peace. That season had its time. I’m grateful for it—but it’s over.
What started as a calling—just a love for making music and connecting with others—turned into a competition. Somewhere along the way, it became about chasing numbers and hitting goals that didn’t align with my core principles. So I walked away. I traded tour buses for tractors. Spotlights for sunrises. Standing ovations for dinner with my family every night. And honestly—I’ve never felt more grounded.
Now, a year into sharing again, I’m still not aiming for fame. I’m aiming for faithfulness.
These days, I make music in a barn. I feed cows, pigs, and chickens. I sip coffee with my wife every morning. I’m present daily in the life of my kids. I write songs. I tell stories. And I share them with whoever shows up to listen.
I’ve learned that a meaningful life doesn’t need to be publicly praised to be precious.
So if you’ve found your way here—thank you. For showing up. For watching. For caring about truth, purpose, and conviction in a world that often values none of those things. It means more than you know.
If you’ve got eight minutes, I shared some reflections in the video below. It’s not polished. It’s not perfect. But it’s real. And I hope it resonates.
Thanks for walking with me this past year.
Let’s see what year two brings.
—Warren