Anytime, Always
Almost every house we pass, you know someone who lives there, or used to live there, or you used to live there.
Remind Me
Remind me that starting something new is the hardest part.
Summer House
We amble down to the beach as a herd, arms piled high with blankets and plastic cups and wine and our books.
Confessions of a Professional Bridesmaid
My fellow bridesmaids call me Mary Poppins for my bag full of supplies.
Let the Confetti Fall
Not even twenty four hours after the moment, thoughts of all the next steps had already derailed my joy.
Winey Wednesday
They’re always an adventure, our Wednesday chats.
How to Calm Your Nervous System
You are living in a world where we are constantly connected and bombarded with news of terrible things happening globally at every second. No biggie!
Two and a Half Years Later…
Herons fished near trash still floating in their sanctuary.
Homesick
I’m homesick for a time when people were just people, not layers of complicated emotions and traumas and hopes and expectations.
Ways to Say I Love You
Voice memo: 3.1 minutes
Voice memo: 30 seconds
Voice memo: 5 minutes
The Reality of Football
I can confidently say there are many parallels between this sport and reality TV.
Ghosty Ghosty All Alone
Those were the saddest things I could think of at that age: Ghosty was lonely. And without ice cream.
Okay
We flip open the welcome binder, quickly decide this is too complicated and pull out the French press instead. This, I can do.
Are There Still Beautiful Things?
It is impossibly easy to spot the darkness.
Us
We order cookies for delivery because I convince you they will make me feel better.
Word of the Year — The Halfway Point
Healing will not be an absence of this pain but rather holding the sadness and still finding a way to move forward.
The Low Notes
I can still hear him whistling throughout the house perfectly on pitch.
What Do You Need?
God tells us in the Bible to love one another as we love ourselves.
Little Lights Everywhere
Campfires burn out, fireflies flicker and then disappear, the sun sets and rises again.
Homecoming
Every time I make waffles, he gets his own.
Word of the Year
Those words came to me in what felt like divine inspiration.
Santa’s Pub
At almost every song choice, someone is yelling “THIS IS A GREAT SONG!!!”
You’re on Your Own, Kid
No one else can carry me to the finish line.
Grief is Like Glitter
The changing leaves are a reminder that nothing is permanently with us.
Football Saturdays
It’s only 7:30 a.m., but there’s already a buzz in the air.
The Warmth of Community
They made a makeshift cardboard torch from our flame and took it to help light a fire for their kids.
The Bright Side of Bachelorette Parties
We all pause our lives, deplete finances, but we are replenished in the ways that matter most.
In My Unhinged Era
From our post, we could see the full big screen and hear the entire concert. Were we standing in a tree and getting hit in the face with branches? Absolutely.
Overstimulated
I type fast, scroll fast, work fast.
Monday, March 27
How could something so inexplicably awful happen on a day like that?
