It seemed like a good idea on paper... Walking away from a job I loved in hopes of discovering what else was out there for me. If only life were as simple as the movies make it seem.
What if…
Okay midlife … let’s do this.
In which at 45 my life is taking an unexpected, yet somehow perfectly fitting, right turn.
On Life’s Big Moments and Staying Present in My Body
I've always just said I'm not a happy crier. I don't get emotional in those big important life moments. But I'm otherwise so emotion driven, that explanation never made sense. Turns out, there's a lot more going on...
There’s a Story Deeper Still
As I continue to encounter people with marriages in crisis, I've felt compelled to write again about my marriage. Because there's a piece that I haven't yet shared in the telling of our own marriage story.
Gas Pumps and God Whispers
A gas pump, a man named James and an impulsive decision to listen to the whisper of my heart.
Thoughts on keeping a soft heart in a dark world.
I recently started a position writing for The Exodus Road, a counter human trafficking organization. The work they're doing equal parts heroic and heartbreaking.
Worth 1,000 Words
I didn't share photos from our week in Mexico last week because I didn't want to just throw up a bunch of beautiful photos without any context. So here you go.
In which I find I already have what I’m looking for.
I find being a stay at home mom to be extremely hard. My personality was not made to be a stay at home mom. And yet here I am.
Sometimes life is like a Taylor Swift song … and there’s snow at the beach.
Turns out we're not headed to Cancun today after all. But thankfully we came up with an alternate [albeit much colder] plan.
Unexpected.
It's the text that comes in the middle of an elementary band concert and suddenly makes you remember all your sadness.
These Words of Mine 