Not-so-mad March

I probably don't need a calendar to know when March is here. I feel it. In the cool, yet rising temperatures as the season begins to change. I smell it in the air as I step outside. I see it in the regrowth of green grass and leaves. March is also in my bones. My …

Bee Stings and Broken Pieces

"The idea behind a kaleidoscope is that it's a structure that's filled with broken bits and pieces, and somehow if you can look through them, you still see something beautiful. And I feel like we are all that way a little bit." - Sara Bareilles Dating apps are the worst. Swipe, swipe. Match. Swipe. Repeat. …

VIP Parking Permits

Hey friends! Guess what? I have one of these: Yep. Sure do. I've had it since 2013. Though I have been "disabled" since 1986 and began driving in 2000. In case you didn't know the process, here is how one might acquire an accessible parking placard or plate: First, you must have a disability that …

5 Years.

5 years. At the end of 2009 I first inductively studied Philemon, a 25 verse book of the Bible, which lit some kind of passion for studying scripture inside me I'd never experienced before. A year later I enrolled in an intro course to this same method of studying the Bible. The following year I …

Thank God for Google

After pouring several hours of sweat and tears into this baby...she's up and running! Don't expect anything too fancy. If I've learned anything in the last two days it's that I'm not as tech savvy as I thought, designing a website isn't as easy as it looks, I probably should work on my tendency to …

Dance It Out – Being Shamelessly Brave

I love to dance. I’m not a particularly good dancer, though I can keep a beat (2 and 4) which I credit to some sort of rhythmic gene I inherited from my mother. I’m mostly a closet dancer. Not literally, but I stick to revealing my not so great moves to anything within the walls …

My Father’s Daughter

On Friday my dad turned 54. This blog is dedicated to him. Maybe you know him, maybe you don't. If you're lucky enough, you can call him a friend, even luckier - family. If you are one of the 3 luckiest girls in the world... you call him Dad. Last weekend I discovered some unsettling …

A Christmas Letter

Justin, I wanted to get you a card for Christmas. I planned to put it in your stocking and continue each year, but when I began to search for the right one, I melted. Right in the card aisle at Target. You know me, tears come when they want and there’s no stopping them once …

Let It Snow.

It snowed today. First one of the season. I don’t think it was coincidence. Snow followed Justin and me. There was a huge snow here right before our first skype, and the snow continued as we talked the first few weeks. We drove to my parents’ home through a heavy snow after Justin picked me …

At First Sight

2 years ago today I boarded a plane. It’s hard, even for me, to put into words the story that follows that line. There are so many reasons to have fallen in love with Justin. And I did. Before that day 2 years ago. It’s truly incredible – love. It sometimes lingers where you no …