Walking with Sam
Due to the startling lack of sheep in suburban Nashville, he is forced to get creative with his herding talents.
I Was Wrong About Small Weddings
Our people trekked from thirteen different states to sit in the wooden pews for that exact moment.
The Small Days Before
“This will all be worth it when we make it to the day.”
Girlhood
When we’re sitting all in one room, it’s like we’ve never been apart.
Timestamp
On my thirtieth birthday, I did in fact feel older but in a way that felt earned.
Struggle to Heal
Fifteen years into this struggle, and it’s difficult not to be discouraged that nothing is different.
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.
