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Sasha
Our family feels more complete, now. These last 15+ months have been hard, to say the least. With everything medical, emotional, spiritualβ¦itβs been overwhelming and painful. When Justin got home at the end of October, we knew Harper was old and getting sick. We did not expect that we would be letting her go the first full day Justin was home. Our hearts never fully recovered, and probably wonβt. She was our first βchild,β and who helped us in ways that are inexplainable. She gave us joy, connection, pushed us to get outside, gave us structure to our day-to just say a mention a few things. We always knew we…
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April 24th
Why this day will forever be a day worth celebrating. The lights are really dim in the guest room in my parents guest room because I donβt want to wake my daughter, but I know that I need to write out this post before I go to bed because if I donβt, it wont get done this week. April 24th is coming to a close. This day has always been significant because it was the day that my little brother defied all odds and survived birth and is still alive today. He, just by being with us, is a miracle, so to celebrate him is very special. Zach has a…
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To know, or not to know…
Coming from this side of Christmas, Iβm sure many of us have been going through our spoils whether they be toys, games, gift cards, memoriesβ¦you name it. For me, I call myself a book dragon for a reason. I hoard books like it is my job and protect my booty with detailed attention and old school library check out cards (I wish I were kidding). This Christmas, I was gifted Yes, Andβ¦Daily Meditations by Richard Rohr. I found it very fitting with my love of acting and theology. Today, I thought I would play some book roulette and see where it landed. Page 222: (Yeah, I probably should have retyped…
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mood.
I didnβt grow up celebrating Advent. I vaguely remember getting things around Christmas where I could punch things out of cardboard and there would be prizes or candy inside, so Iβm assuming that is what that was. I usually just opened them all at once, though. My understanding of Advent didnβt really surface until I was in Seminary. Now that I am a mom, my husband, Justin, and I want to implement Advent as something that our daughter, Lucy, looks forward to every year. This is the build up to the celebration of the birth of our Savior. Now, of course we can take a deep dive into how Jesus…
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Swim
In 2009, I went touched down in Austin, Texas for the first time. Walking across the campus of UT Austin for the Hell Froze Over Tournament, I entered the classroom where I was to compete in Poetry along with a group of other collegiate forensics members.Β I saw a man walk up and give tribute to his brother who had passed away and was also well known on the speech circuit. One of the key words he used in his performance was from “Swim” by Jack’s Mannequin, a song I was familiar with, but never fully listened to. The words stuck with me starting on that day, though. You gotta…
