Everywhere

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I feel like my brain, my life, my heart is kind of all over the place. Happy, sad, rejoicing, thankful, heartbroken and just dying to get the to beach one more time this summer. So… this post is kind of a reflection of that (minus the beach craving). If I was honest, I would tell [...]



Why I Can Be Okay

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I was sitting outside watching my son splash around in his baby pool yesterday afternoon after a long hiatus indoors. It’s been so hot here. Too hot. And any little trip nearly exhausts me, to the point that all I can do is lay down when I get back. Just when I think my energy’s [...]



I Saw Love on You.

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For all the times I have felt lost… For all the times I felt my heart break in a million pieces… For all the times I wondered what life on the other side might be like… For all the times the sun didn’t feel right shining so brightly after death could be so real… For [...]



The Truth

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The truth is I think about her more than anyone could even imagine. Unless, of course, you’ve been in these awful shoes. I think about her all day, everyday. And you know, most of the time I think about her with a smile, or sort of with a glance-back half-smile thinking - what a gift she [...]



Sky Lanterns and Baby Update

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Oh goodness. How have I not seen Tangled before today? The whole lantern scene had me balling. It made me long to do something just like it for Jenna. But honestly her birthday is too far away, so I think I’m going to do something on her due date. The day that should have been [...]



Cocoon

With Daddy

Steph and I were joking about being in this cocoon, away from the internet. I promise you, these days I spend about a fraction of the time online that I used to. Somehow work is still going great. I think it’s promoting all of it that is suffering, but I won’t ever get these days [...]



Haven of Hope Retreat

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I headed to the retreat with a lot of hesitation, anxiety and mixed emotions. I seriously almost changed my mind about going at all on Thursday. It was just a place I didn’t know I wanted to visit and be a part of with this new baby on the way. Sometimes when those tidal waves [...]