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
in 2019, i found a journal at target called 2,000 things about me. i love things like this—books full of lists, all about me and what i love. narcissistic? maybe. but honestly, it’s more about the writing than the self-delving. in 2020, after doing some soul homework with my new self, i decided to revisit… Continue reading the many versions of me
i began writing this series in may 2022, not intending to make it a tradition. but it stayed—and so did you. thank you for showing up each month. i ordered a card for anna off etsy, and it came all the way from the uk. 💙 we borrowed my dad's old recliner for mike while he… Continue reading what i kept – february 2026
if you’re here for the first time, welcome! you’ll be able to find the other parts of this series here. 1- favorite beatle: george harrison; favorite brady: bobby; favorite monkee: mickey; favorite friend: phoebe; favorite muppet: kermit. 2- our town had a frisbee golf course installed in the woods near our home. i never see people… Continue reading things i want to remember – part 35
i'm so sick of the insides of hospitals. if i never see another one again, i'd be fine with that. no matter how skilled or kind the people are, the aesthetic is very much lacking. do not love liminal spaces. adding that to my next list. although the first night mike was in the icu,… Continue reading holding the ordinary
A Grace Full Life 