On my 28th birthday, my friends threw me a surprise party, pooled their money, and gifted me with two nights stay in a local bed and breakfast. It was so generous of them to do. A "personal retreat,' they said. I remember pretending that I was thrilled, but when the time came to actually stay … Continue reading On Being Alone with Your Thoughts
The winters are long in New Hampshire. I love spending time writing beside the wood stove - either on my computer or with pen and paper. Though our home is rarely quiet, my break from social media has created some much-needed mental peace that, for me, encourages creativity. I had missed it. Having everyone home … Continue reading Keeping warm and some more Etsy items
It's a universal truth: moms are the ones who change the toilet paper roll. Just one of those things that everyone jokes about, it's funny because it's true. I even got a chuckle last spring when I went on a little mama getaway to visit The Fixer Upper silos in Waco and The Pioneer Woman's … Continue reading Discovering the Sacred in the Mundane – and a giveaway
It's hard to believe we are halfway through January already. I mentioned in my first post of the year that I wanted to focus this year on that little vision I had of the upside-down-ness of the kingdom of God, and it was so interesting to me to listen to a weekly podcast series that … Continue reading Healing my Father Wounds
Welcome to the first post in my new Taking Flight series! This is one I'm also sharing in the UPLIFT event on facebook, offering encouragement, inspiration, and healing for the holidays. The timing of this post is no coincidence. As we in the United States are nearing our annual Thanksgiving celebration, it is also a season when some … Continue reading Protecting Your Heart with Family and Friends
I have another blog about baby loss. On it, I write about life after our loss, the emotions surrounding the pain of losing our twin daughters, and the memorial artwork I create for people who have also lost their little ones. Our identical twins, Fiona and Brigid, died from complications due to something called Twin … Continue reading The hard work of healing
Bless the Chaos 