Blog: Personal Reflections, Challenges, and Projects.
Motherhood Is
I’ve been thinking a lot about motherhood as my son’s birthday approaches. I’ve realized that it’s no one thing; it’s many things. Thought I’d share a few.
30 Lessons in 30 Years
In honor of my 30th birthday, I thought I’d reflect on 30 lessons I’ve learned in the last 30 years about all kinds of aspects of life. A little bit silly and a little bit serious, it shares a lot about who I am and where I’ve been.
Love & Babies
An unexpected turn of events made a wrinkle in our Valentine’s Day plans — and reminded me just how much closer parenthood has brought our marriage.
Top 10 Reads of 2023
A little late, but here’s my round-up of my favorite books from 2023!
2023 in 3 Words
Thought I’d try to summarize our year in the three words that I ran into again and again: faith, joy, and roots.
How Motherhood Changed My Christmas
Since becoming a mom, I’ve been thinking about the Christmas story in a radically new way. Seeing my defenseless and beloved son, I realize what it means that Christ came as a child, equally defenseless and also equally beloved by his own mother.
Return to Work
As the seasons turn, we prepare to leave the newborn stage and send our son to daycare and ourselves back to work, with heavy - but hopeful - hearts.
Unexpected Graces
We might have spent 9 months fearing our son’s birth being the result of a C-section, but when we found ourselves facing that reality, it brought an unexpected peace.
Mothers’ Day Musings
Finally taking a few minutes to muse on what pregnancy has taught me about motherhood - with all its contradicting emotions.
(Extra)-Ordinary Romance
A brief reflection on Valentine’s Day and romance, and why I love this cheesy Hallmark holiday so much.
2023 Goals and Aspirations
Every January I wrestle with my conflicted feelings about New Years resolutions. This year I stumbled across an alternative: F.U.N. Goals. This approach made me entirely reconsider the process of setting New Years resolutions, and what defining them says about who we are.
Life After Loss
A reflection in light of the new life growing within me on the date that should have been the due date for the baby we lost, and the delicate dance between joy and grief, and the love which unites them.
Top Reads of 2022
I finally took a few minutes to think about my favorite books of the year and to dwell on what the practice of reading taught me in 2022.
Abundance and Faith
Reflecting on the past, and looking to the future, as I meditate of the words and intentions I set for 2022 and 2023.
Negative Space
While unpacking some forgotten desk supplies, I discovered a sketchbook from 16 years ago, and in it a little wisdom on perceiving reality, in all its glory and all its sorrow alike.
Seasonal Shifts
The changing of the season gives me pause to think about the changes in myself, and how this life is always shifting and transforming, filling me with hope for the future.