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Not with haste
Tension comes when you want two conflicting things. Two things, being pulled in opposite directions, create tension. By the middle of summer I desire the quiet of winter, but I also want to…
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Stinky advice
Everyone has some weird quirks, right? I like to mashup phrases. Similar to how everyone had celebrity couple names in the early 2000’s (remember Brangelina?), I have this odd desire to squish phrases…
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To be, or not to be, relatable.
Last night my Instagram account gave me a monthly update. It’s been doing this lately and I usually peruse it even though I really don’t have any desire to do anything different to…
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The Best of 2025
I think balance is a lie. I don’t think it can be achieved, it’s just not how humans and life work. This year was out of balance for us. There were long swaths…
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Is your heart ready?
It’s a dreary, cozy November day and it feels like the last calm week for a moment. Actually it feels like the only calm week in between the fall busy and the winter busy.…
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Here and coming
The Internet sure is a swirlin’ these days. From conspiracies and Charlie Kirk, to the rapture and Tylenol, there’s a lot of information and opinions to scroll through. It feels like trying to…
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What is your lens?
When I first started writing blogs I would get annoyed when people would respond and read something other than the message I was trying to get across. I thought I had missed the…
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A long/short time
I recently found a picture in my memories of little Theo eating a Frosty at Wendy’s. What stood out to me most were not his little blond curls and chubby cheeks, but the…
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To the unobserving, part one
Do you recognizeThose few times a yearIn which the fans are offThe heater is stillThe temperature is near perfectAnd you can just hearOr hear notThe stillness in the houseThe voices in the streetThe…
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Give me a break
I saw a quote shared on Facebook the other day that said something along the lines of Moms need a break. God knows this and has never taken even a tiny break from…
