Three years of: love, growth, strength, and perspective. We are blessed to have had these days together, to be in one another’s life, and to know each other deeply while, at the same time, uncovering just a little bit more of each other every day. Driving home, I realized that the past three years haven’t … Continue reading On His Third Birthday
Do you ever feel like you’re keeping a secret from yourself? Like there’s something you know you want to do or say, but you don’t know what it is or how to say it aloud. When my feelings remain unclear to me, I have a bad habit of simply brushing them aside. If I don’t … Continue reading The Longings of a Heart
Life lately has been on the more stressful side of the spectrum, as you might have guessed. Though I have been out of school for six years now, I still long for those endless summer days. I miss having the opportunity to do as I wish for eight weeks; I miss feeling the warm sun … Continue reading A Return to Rest
May is mental health awareness month, so I wanted to take a moment to share some of my own personal struggles with anxiety. Being anxious over the vast potential for bad things to happen is something I think that a lot of us are used to dealing with, unfortunately. I wish I knew how we … Continue reading Searching for Anxiety Relief
"Thwarting Stick Hitting" by Daniel White :). The further I venture into the journey of motherhood, the more I reflect on what’s working now and what can stand to be adjusted. In celebration of the privilege of motherhood, I’m sharing my list of opinions, reflections, and thoughts on this part of the journey. Enjoy the … Continue reading 10 Reflections on Motherhood
I first began grocery shopping for myself when I was 19 years old. I was a sophomore in college with my very own fridge in my very own apartment that I shared with a certain someone who is now my very own husband :). I suddenly found myself catapulted into adulthood – and nothing illustrated … Continue reading Finding Joy in Grocery Shopping
Lately there has been an influx of young women being hired at my employer and then being quickly promoted. While I am a good six years older than these girls, we are equals in the workforce. I look at them and think, "Hmmm, aren’t you lucky? You don’t even know how lucky you are…” Coming … Continue reading Healthy Boundaries with Jealousy
