While driving around town and running errands, I still see the blue tarps on rooftops. I see the uprooted trees. I see the boarded-up windows. I see the broken restaurant signs. But I also see the newly renovated homes. The repaired restaurants. The mended fences. The clean-up crews. The construction workers. I see all the signs that this town survived a hurricane. But we are still recovering...
I feel so great today. So accomplished. Some things are coming to an end.. Some new beginnings are sprouting.. It all just feels like I am right where I am supposed to be and I’m oh so grateful for that. There hasn’t been a big “OMG” moment or anything. Just lots of little things in different parts of my life, all adding up together, that are bringing in a huge sense of...
In April of 2016, we found ourselves at a crossroads. Our lease was ending soon and we didn’t know where we wanted to go. Rent prices were going through the roof and we wanted a change. As a family and a married couple, we were and are great. A solid unit. But there was something missing. Something not right. We felt boxed in, closed off, and bogged down with obligations that we...
Kevin, being the awesome husband he is, planned to take the kids out to the park today after breakfast, for them to get some time outside before it got too hot and to give me a break. I figured once they left, I’d dive right into this blog and get as much writing done as possible. I mean, come on. No kids? Silence? What? Perfect atmosphere to get some writing done. (Instead of now, with...
Through every phase of my life, writing has played a huge role in how I express myself. My writing often shifts and changes into different forms, but it’s still there. Still a release for me. Still an outlet. When I was little, I would write poetry. Countless and countless poems filled my journals and spirals. I had a love for written word on crisp paper. It brought me excitement.. and it...
