I used to love to hate to clean. Then I loved to clean. Then I hated to clean. Then I loved it again. Some of this could have to do with a pregnancy and nesting cycle in there, but mostly it has to do with my need for purposeful tasks. Throughout the course of my... Continue Reading →
Baby Steps Still
First steps are hard. First steps are freeing. First steps come fast. First steps bring feeling. Legs must move too Unless we are to fall. Today I step again To answer the call. A year ago, I started a blog to share my poetry. Scared and unsure, I kept my name off of it. Today... Continue Reading →
Broke Enough
How much brokenness is just enough to let the hurt go and heal? I often find myself asking this when an object that my grandmother touched is changed, broken, or lost. Today, it is not my grandmother, her belongings or her memories that are changed, broken, or lost. The only variable in this equation of... Continue Reading →
Start Over
Today I found my toddler standing on a stool, on top of a stool. "Surely nothing is that important," I thought, as my mind quickly raced onto the next task. Putting stool on top of stool, my psyche breathes, cries out "stop."
Chasing the Likes: 3 easy take-aways for a life bigger than social media.
3 quick ways to live a life that is bigger (and better) than living the one on social media.