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Last Friday was interesting. For a solid 45 seconds I thought a plane was moments away from crash landing into my house. I was searching for the remote so that I could put a movie on for my kids, my daughter was in the bathroom washing her hands, and my son was telling me repeatedly… Continue reading Houses Shake and Mountains Crumble

Last night as our Bible Study group sat on my patio, the friend next to me started chuckling and said, "Wow, we are definitely in our thirties, aren't we? We look like it and even our mannerisms give it away." It made me laugh because it is just so very true. Because we are in… Continue reading But You Are Not Like That

Let's take a quick minute to celebrate the fact that we made it to SEPTEMBER. Remember back in March when everything went off the rails and September seemed to be eons away? Light years, even. And yet, here we are! We can do hard things! Hard things take their toll though, don't they? I don't… Continue reading A Reminder About Who You Are

Yes, you read that correctly. Thirty-Six. Not the usual "Things I've learned by age 30"...or 40 or even 35. Nope. Thirty-Six. Because honestly, if you're having a birthday in #theyearthatshallnotbenamed, you have thoughts, amirite? I do not typically find myself being reflective on my birthday, but this one is different. Along with being my birthday,… Continue reading Some Thoughts on Turning Thirty-Six

It's month six of COVID here and my children, like most, have heard "don't touch your face" and "stop touching your eyes" maybe 56843548 times at this point. And yet, they will probably hear these same phrases 56843548 more times before this is all over. As a parent, this is frustrating on two fronts: First,… Continue reading Do you not know?

Can you remember the best meal that you've ever had? The meal you've tried and tried to recreate but just cannot? For me, it was during a trip to the Hamptons.... Ok pause for a sec - I don't just goooooo to the Hamptons and hang out with T-Swift on the weekends, for the record.… Continue reading Behold and be Satisfied

I cried last night. Hard. Harder than I have in months. This year, 2020, has been full of loss after loss after loss. Big, small, in-between. They have all piled up into one giant mountain of hurt. So.Much.Loss... Loss of school.Loss of routine.Loss of playdates.Loss of vacation with friends.Loss of swim lessons and tumbling classes.Loss… Continue reading 2020: The Year of Loss