Musings

“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...

For our 5th anniversary last year, Clarence built me a raised garden bed. It's appropriately known as the wood anniversary, he said (love you, husband). I had just taken a gardening...

Our family has been given the unexpected opportunity to move into a bigger home this season, an abundant provision that we don’t deserve. We’re filled with gratitude, cautiously hopeful for...

Lately, my 3-year-old has been engaging in a nightly battle of I don’t wanna go to bed. My weapon of choice has been threats of her Elsa Halloween costume heading straight...

A close friend’s wedding in New York last week was the perfect excuse for a mini-trip for our family, a timely getaway in the midst of a heavy season of...