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My little stars. There is a feeling that a mother has while pregnant, a knowing. Months and months of carrying a life inside of her, getting to know a little human in the most indescribable way. Six years into motherhood and I still can’t get over the knowing, how I knew my babies before they…
In my last post, I introduced you to my guy. Today I want to talk about one of our favorite things to do together–camping. We absolutely love camping and hiking. When we first met, it was camping and hiking that we bonded over. We’ve been talking for ages about taking a trip up to Tom…
Every summer at the end of July, my family took a trip to the seaside. Through my childhood, those trips gave me life. I looked forward to it all year and there was so much magic in it all. My heart still explodes with joy to think about it. The sand, the ocean, the boardwalk,…
“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” I am sitting at my desk. It’s Monday morning. I am trying to work but mostly I’m just distracted by the beautiful cacophonous laughter of my babies playing in the next room, as well as the endless stream of social media ever-waiting…
“My mouth is a fire escape. The words coming out don’t know that they are naked there is something burning in here.” –Andrea Gibson December// We are sitting in a hot tub in the dead of winter, falling in love. It is far below freezing outside but the water is warm like wet fire. I…
2015: Survive 2016: Bravery 2017: Strength 2018: Build 2019: Abundance My words of the year, these last five years, tell a story. My story of surviving, of bravery, of strength, of rebuilding, and of — at last — thriving in the abundance that God has provided for me. The other day I was digging through…
How are you, friends? I am a few weeks late posting these snaps from Halloween & trick-or-treating. But here they are. It was such a magical night. Marina’s ghost costume actually lit up. So once the sun started to set, she was glowing. It was really a breathtaking sight. I was moved to tears a…
It is November 1st, the morning after Halloween. There is a sadness in my heart now that my favorite time has passed. Yet, at the same time, the beautiful enormity of the memories that we made this year warm my heart to joy. Now that Roman & Marina are each old enough to appreciate what…
“The leaves are all falling. And they’re falling like they’re falling in love with the ground.” –Andrea Gibson Some days feel too good to be real. An old friend comes back into my life, someone that I loved once and love still. When we are reunited after these years that have passed, I can see…