I gave up social media for Lent. I knew that I needed a break from the endless scroll but I also needed the accountability of good old-fashioned Catholic guilt. I was honestly eager to delete the apps from my phone…
I texted my husband and said that I really wish I could just hunker down and write. I was feeling inspired by quality time with beautiful humans and a deep red Cabernet and I just wanted to spill words on…
How do you process through disappointment? I get this stirring, uneasy feeling in my chest and belly and my mind tries to reject the feeling. I mentally prepare for things to the point that when they don’t go as expected,…
The sun came peeking through the clouds, gently at first. Soon tiny rainbows dotted the inside of the car as the beams came pouring through the windows. The warmth glazed over my skin like a memory I forgot I was…
I am in a phase of wanting to purge my environment. Donation piles of toys and clothes pile up by the door before I whisk them off to sit in the back of my van for weeks on end. Eventually,…
Today was one of those days that started with our hands dipping into the cool river water and ended with wrinkly fingertips stepping out of the bath. We loaded up on groceries and then shared slices of pizza on the…
I’ve thought about the last weekend we had with my mom over and over the last 6 months. There are moments that flash in my mind like a light turned on in a dark room and others that linger on…
I used to sit in front of a computer screen and stare at the cursor blinking back at me, wishing my brain could turn thoughts into words and wash them over the blank page. My creativity comes in unpredictable waves…
As a year comes to an end, I always reflect back on the moments that made it what it was. This year happens to feel like 3 wrapped into one…201920202021 was a mashed-up blur of heartbreak and growth, burning it…
There’s something about hearing her name when I’m not expecting it that guts me. When people ask how things are, I’m usually, at least partially, honest. When things are okay, I lean in and embrace it and when they’re not,…