God has put this word on my heart lately. I am not sure why or for what purpose, but I am trying (key word here) to just sit with this word and its meaning. Wait... to stay in place in expectation of (Merriam-Webster) I have so many questions: What am I waiting for? For how… Continue reading Waiting
Category: Life
The Coffee-date Friend
I am so thankful to have some wonderful women and couples in my life who I can call my friends. They are all completely unique, but I can say with confidence that they are all thoughtful, supportive, kind, and most of all, present. A lot of my friends are in a similar stage of life… Continue reading The Coffee-date Friend
Not Today Satan, Not Today
After all of the hope and anticipation of 2021, my new year started off with me quarantined in my room with Covid while I listened to my children play and laugh outside my door (coupled with the occasional “mama” and tiny fingers sliding under my door). Not exactly the way I pictured our “fresh start” of… Continue reading Not Today Satan, Not Today
Beautiful Things out of Dust
12 years ago, this week, my heart was shattered into what felt like a thousand pieces at the time. My then-fiancé broke up with me seemingly out of the blue. To make a long story short, the next few months were very traumatic and I had a lot to work through and process. Thankfully, I… Continue reading Beautiful Things out of Dust
A Letter to 2017 Me
I have a love/hate relationship with the TimeHop/Memories apps. On the one hand, I love seeing old pictures and I think it's funny to see what was important to me in college (Olive Garden, what?). On the other hand, not all of my memories are fantastic. In fact, there are some that I wish I… Continue reading A Letter to 2017 Me
Some days you think you are killing it and then…
Have you ever had one of those days where you just feel like you are kicking butt at the whole parent/spouse/adult role? You know the days…everything feels organized and you are on top of things, almost like you had an extra shot of espresso in your coffee. Maybe it’s just me, but it never ceases… Continue reading Some days you think you are killing it and then…