Musings

I came home from a weeklong trip in the Smoky Mountains last Friday with not much to show for except 17 mosquito bites, jet lag, and a hodgepodge of photos....

Behind every image of a peacefully sleeping newborn in a lovely, coordinated, organic cotton onesie with a perfectly textured muslin blanket draped around her legs is a mama who’s going...

Several weeks ago, I experienced one of my actual finest moments in 32 years of life. It was a typical Monday at work, except that on my agenda was to...

Let me tell you about an orchid plant. My mom brought this one for Charlotte on her 5th birthday last year, fully bloomed, the color of sunshine in June. The...

“Why’s he holding that stick, mommy”? Comes my three-year-old's voice from the backseat.  “Which stick?” I absently respond as I maneuver into the left turn lane. “That one!” She says...

I’ve situated myself in a familiar place, at the table next to my front window, where I can look up and find words in the light sway of the oak...

There are so many words, and there are no words. What started out as a world health crisis (lives, so many lives) has quickly morphed into a world heart crisis...

Goodness, it's been far too long since we've written a blog post. Our commitment to writing weekly quickly unraveled when I went on maternity leave for our baby boy after a very unexpected,...

I made it an absolute that Christmas lights, stockings, and an advent calendar were going up this year. It seems that life altering events cement the desire for traditions, setting...

I celebrated 30 with my favorite people at the most adorable Airbnb in Palm Springs a couple of weeks ago - the sweetest weekend away spent splashing in the pool and eating delicious things...

Thank you cards are some of my favorite to design - a timeless note that captures the beauty of what happens when someone has been deeply touched by the acts or...

I remember staring at myself in a dressing room mirror a few months after Haley was born, trying to figure out who the girl in the reflection was. She looked...