I said back in December that I was wrapping up the tater tot posts, feeling like they had kind of done what they were meant to do. But after taking some time off, I realized I actually missed writing them. Then I came across a picture on Pinterest that made me think of this series:… Continue reading Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots (I Lied)
I began writing this series in May of 2022, not intending to make it a tradition. But it stayed—and so did you. Thank you for showing up each month. source We got a goose His name is Gary Mike sent this from the driving range. I’m so grateful for this photo. We didn’t know what this… Continue reading What I Kept – May 2026
I've been thinking about everyday things like laundry and weeding as things that never really end. There will always be laundry. There will always be weeds, not as a frustration, but as an honest fact of being alive. Nothing is ever finished. My friend Nicole wrote about that recently. I’ve been noticing how much I… Continue reading Weeding
Our sweet youngest daughter graduates high school at the end of this week. I can’t believe I’m writing that, because sometimes it feels like Anna just graduated. And yet, somehow, it doesn’t.There are eight years between Anna’s graduation and Ella’s. Only eight years. For some reason, that comforts me a little, because those years feel… Continue reading Eight Years
As part of her English final, Ella needed to do a project on vignettes that reflected her life, similar to the book they had just finished reading. She asked for my help, which always makes me so happy. I got to sit next to my youngest daughter and write one rainy April afternoon. That felt… Continue reading A Car Ride in Destin
I thought I would have something to say by now. It’s been a month, almost two, and I keep waiting for the words to come together in a way that makes sense. I stepped away because life felt heavier than usual, and somewhere in that, writing stopped feeling natural. But I miss being here with… Continue reading What I Kept – March & April 2026
A Grace Full Life 