Something true about my marriage is that neither my husband or I enjoy being rushed. I remember once in our first year together, something delayed Tim and me on our way to church. We were in the car about halfway there when Tim pulled over and asked where I wanted to go to lunch. He…Read More
Practicing
I’ve been thinking a lot the past couple months about practicing versus performing. About allowing myself room to work at who I am, and lean into long-form writing as opposed to cute captions and bite-sized blog posts. So much of what happens in the digital world feels like performing. And these performances feel so final….Read More
Here
This year, for the first time, my family decided to observe advent at home. With nowhere—and I literally mean nowhere—to be for the entire month of December, it seemed like it would be a great way to make the Christmas season more meaningful. My family has chosen to continue social distancing over the holidays, which…Read More
Writing The Lost Library
What would you do if you weren’t afraid? What challenge would you face? What skill would you learn? What unknown would you step into? In the spring of 2019, I stared head on at these questions—and then I looked away. In April of that year, I had begun reading The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron….Read More