Hi friends! So…it’s been a little bit since I’ve been in this space. It began as an unintentional shifting in schedules and free time, but then transitioned into somewhat intentional as life took some twists and turns I was not…
When Hope Feels Dead
He walked in holding it last year, on our three year anniversary. Outwardly, I smiled and kissed him in thanks, while inwardly wondering why he didn’t just get the usual. It was a purple orchid plant. Purple’s my favorite color…
Name Your Constants [When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed…]
Yesterday, my therapist encouraged me to name my constants. What’s stable in your life right now? She asked. Let’s name those. My whole self seemed to relax as I slowly spoke the constants in my life out loud…my marriage, my…
When You’re Feeling Alone
Have you ever been 100% sure that you were the only one who was failing at __________? The only one to have have your particular problem? The only one who can’t “do it all”? The only one who feels alone…
Will I Stand Up?
Almost two years ago, I wrote this piece asking myself a hard question in the wake of tragedy. Would I Have Stood Up? In that particular situation, it was concerning a shooting in which first reports said that Christians were…
When Contentment Feels Elusive
For months now I’ve shared how overwhelmed I’ve felt, how full our calendar has been, and how our suitcases spent months in the state of half packed. Then July arrived — a month, while usually not anticipated, was longed for…
A Season of No
This week was supposed to be marked with the excitement vacation always brings with a family reunion out West. Instead, I remain home, attempting to check things off my never ending list of assignments for graduate school while juggling clinical…
Trust Lessons
Our dog hates bridges. Well, really any different texture under his feet than concrete firmly grounded. When we attempt to walk him over a bridge, he lets us know how much he opposes this travesty by dramatically pulling sideways as…
The Gift of Understanding
In what seemed like the most orchestrated of events, friends of ours put their house (right in the area of town we want) on the market the week we were coming back to Texas. It seemed perfect…except for our prior…
The Next Chapter: Moving Back to Texas
I’ve deleted and restarted this post multiple times…and I am still at a lost on where to begin. The title makes the surreal quality of this season stark, black and white, permanent. And don’t misunderstand, there is sweet anticipation coloring…
When Your Work Becomes Your Worth
“I hope I didn’t catch you at work,” he says a breath after I say hello. “Oh no, you didn’t,” my spoken words vying against the stream of consciousness going through my brain. You didn’t catch me at work because…
Let It Be Quiet
As we enter into Advent — this is my prayer for you, for me, for our loved ones, and our lives… Let it be. Three small words hold so much possibility. I inhale on “Let” and by “be,” my breath…
