About

My name is Brian Gardner. I was born on December 27th, 1974, at 10:06 in the morning in Bellflower, California. That makes me 34 years old, but please don’t tell anyone. I am starting to get a receding hairline, which is why I shave my head.

You might find this difficult to believe…
But 2 years ago I didn’t own my domain name, had never touched a piece of WordPress code and knew nothing about blog design. In other words, everything I’ve done with WordPress and blog design in the past year has been self taught, using trial and error.

Brian GardnerI have some addictions…
Things that I cannot do without include Starbucks lattes, fantasy football, watching Grey’s Anatomy, traveling on Royal Caribbean cruises and a listening to a distinguished list of music that includes Chris Tomlin, Hillsong United, Brooke Fraser, Sarah McLachlan, Vanessa Carlton, Dave Matthews Band and Colbie Caillat. I write poetry and also love to ski.

Wait, there’s more…
Last, but certainly not least, I confess very boldly that I am a Christian. And from time to time, I may write about things on my site that I won’t apologize for – most of which will include my spiritual life, and my walk with God. 7 years ago, my world came crashing down, and I hit the very rock bottom of my life. After a lot of tears and a lot of pain, I started to attend Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, IL.

I realized that living my life the way I wanted, and not the way God wanted, ultimately put me in the very lowest points of my life. I realized that the deepest parts of me wanted to live a genuinely happy life – that the things I was putting first in my life, I could truly do without.

Over the course of the past 7 years of my life, my life has changed in ways I can’t even begin to describe. And I owe it all to the fact that I am no longer living for myself, rather for God. I have been blessed with a beautiful wife Shelly, and an amazingly wonderful son named Zach.

Life is good, and I’m so thankful that I finally came to my senses. I speak proudly of the fact that I am a Jesus follower, and will share bits and pieces of my spiritual journey throughout the existence of my website.