“Are you nervous?” He gave me a sideways glance as he looked up from his needle.
“No . . .Should I be?” I retorted confidently, with a hint of sass. I’m sure I was not what he was expecting to walk through the doors of the tattoo parlor.
What I've Learned in 15 Years of Marriage
Does anyone else stop and just say, “Wow, this is my life. This is my husband and these are my kids. This is my house, these are my things, this is my life.”
Finding Peace in the Wreckage
6:30 p.m... the phone rings. It’s Jarod. “Mom? Hey, so we’re both ok, everyone’s fine… but we were in a wreck…”
Getting Back on Track
I have a confession. I haven’t been been living up to my own words.
Fostering The Little Things
Some days I forget to breath until I finally lay my head on the pillow, realizing that I’ve eaten a handful of Frosted Flakes and an on-the-go dinner.
Out of Balance
Do you ever feel like your life has somehow gotten out of balance? Sort of like a tire that’s worn thin on one side, causing it to wobble and screech and no longer perform its job very well.
My Fixer-Upper Soul
We are seven weeks into the loft renovation. There are six of us living in close quarters, all of us with so much on our plate.
What Seeds Did You Plant Today?
In the weeks between finishing school and starting my job, I felt an unusual amount of pressure to answer the question, “what did you do today?”
Immovable Like Mountains
Mountains are only moved by the force of the earth moving, which might as well be the hand of God. This summer has found me needing to hold on to that thought.
Costa Rica + Coming Home
We spent the last two weeks in Costa Rica, a country we’ve longed to visit for years, and now that I’ve seen it, it is a place I definitely recommend experiencing.
Our California Adventure
The subtle vibrations of Matt’s alarm were enough to entice me out of bed Monday morning without a fight. The neon red clock read 2:45 am
Why I Didn't Have a Birth Plan
When I was pregnant with Cyrus, I (like most mommas-to-be) had a lot of fears about motherhood.
Things That Refresh a Weary Soul
I’m on a mission. A treasure hunt of sorts. Seeking out things that refresh my weary spirit. Perhaps you’re feeling a bit soul-weary yourself and could use some refreshing too. Here’s what’s working for me.
Life In The Summer
Quite possibly my favorite thing about summer as a mom is the ability to unashamedly relive some of my childhood nostalgia through my two-year-old son.
Comparison + Celebrating Others
We live in an ironic time and place where a person could be involved in multiple conversations at once, in a coffee shop surrounded by dozens of people, and still feel the sting of isolation.
Dream A Little Dream
Here we are halfway into the year already, the perfect time to take an honest assessment of where we are and where we’re going.
A Reprieve
Every day is a new adventure. Some days the adventures feel like sinkholes, some days they feel like the ultimate win.
3 Simple Steps Toward Natural Living
My journey toward wellness has been one of three steps forward, two steps back. The problem is, we often don’t start listening to our bodies until they are crumbling beneath us.
On Finding Your Calling (A Letter to my Grown Kids)
School has a way of occupying your time and thoughts and filling a sense of purpose for a while – until suddenly it’s over and your days are wide open and you have to decide how to fill them.
Steady, As She Goes
I can’t begin to tell you how much I have thought about this phrase in more than one way this past week. In terms of staying the course, I have questioned whether or not fostering was the right choice for our family. It has wrecked us.