nurturing her tangled hair, barefoot soul, and strong mind
Here’s to the friends who sit beside us. The ones who come without needing an invitation. The ones who hear, “I’m fine,” and show up on our doorstep anyway. The ones who walk, unfazed, into our mess and plop themselves right smack down in the middle of it. The ones who don’t downplay our storms… Continue reading Here’s to the Friends
Listen close, dear daughter… You don’t have to play the part of the good girl.I know the weight that it carries.Trying to be ‘good.’Good is doing all the right things.Good is self-sacrifice.Good is what’s expected.Good is what’s praised. Except Good is subjective. What looks good for someCan feel terrible for others.What someone says feels good.May… Continue reading Let’s be Real
Lean in, sweet friends. I’d like to talk to you for a moment about my New Year’s Resolution. I’ve got a book in mind. Not surprising, right?I am a writer after all. But I don’t think this is just a writer thing.I think you may have a book in mind too.I think we all have… Continue reading New Year’s Resolution: Live in the Page You’re On
I’m a mess in this moment, you guys. You’re probably looking at this picture and just seeing a kid walking out the door for his first day of sophomore year… No big deal, right? But you know what I see? I see my little boy with his Spiderman backpack on his first day of kindergarten.… Continue reading The In Betweens
I guess it’s a thing.You’re supposed to get married, buy a house, and then have kids.Well…Today is our 10th wedding anniversary.We’ve been living in our home for over 11 years.Our kids are 12 and 14.So…It’s safe to say we do things a little backwards.A little opposite.But my husband and I Live and Love fully embracing… Continue reading Opposites…