I recently started a position writing for The Exodus Road, a counter human trafficking organization. The work they're doing equal parts heroic and heartbreaking.
Thoughts on keeping a soft heart in a dark world.
Worth 1,000 Words
I didn't share photos from our week in Mexico last week because I didn't want to just throw up a bunch of beautiful photos without any context. So here you go.
In which I find I already have what I’m looking for.
I find being a stay at home mom to be extremely hard. My personality was not made to be a stay at home mom. And yet here I am.
Sometimes life is like a Taylor Swift song … and there’s snow at the beach.
Turns out we're not headed to Cancun today after all. But thankfully we came up with an alternate [albeit much colder] plan.
Unexpected.
It's the text that comes in the middle of an elementary band concert and suddenly makes you remember all your sadness.
Recapturing My Wild
"Beauty is what we knew to be true of us before we unlearned it."
-Beth Bruno
Picking Wildflowers
There's an inner child in me who has always longed to pick wildflowers. Today I set her free.
Parents in Texas, I grieve with you.
How do I live in the dichotomy of caring well for my people and protecting those I love while also caring about the world at large?
In how contemplating Jesus as a man changes Good Friday for me.
I am built to engage the world through an expressive, emotional creative space. I'm so thankful for those create art for me to engage with and know Jesus better.
Friends Forever Ever
This weekend my BFF and I have 48 kid-free, husband-free hours to catch up. We will drink margaritas and pig out on deep dish pizza. We will figure out how to make a cross country friendship flourish.
These Words of Mine 