At the age of six, I moved across an ocean to a then-unknown land, Ireland. I moved with my father, pregnant mother, and three-year-old sister to a country that spoke English but was foreign all the same. I loved growing up in Ireland; it was a beautiful gift. Yet, it wasn’t always an easy life….
I am a city girl, who married a city boy. But, this city boy has a love for outdoor adventure. I am a planner, a calendar keeper. But, my lover of outdoor adventure embraces spontaneous moments. I am a creature of comfort. But, spontaneous moments in outdoor adventure push beyond comfort. My nature is not…
This year the reminder arrived in an email. The reminder that childhood food insecurity continues to be an issue, made worse by these past fifteen months of pandemic life. “Can you help?” A few years ago, this question arrived at our home on a postcard in the mail. Without much thought, it sat on the…
Tears stream hot down my cheeks as unrecognized emotions pulse through my body. It’s been a beautiful day. Why all these crazy feelings?Emily P. Freeman once said something about how she doesn’t always know what she thinks until she’s written it down. And so, I sneak off to a quiet space, and I begin to…
Jewish writer Avram Davis said, “We are what we practice. If we become angry a lot, then essentially, we are practicing anger. And we get quite good at it. Conversely, if we practice being joyful, then a joyful person is what we become.” The reality is we are practicing every single day the kind of…
As someone who enjoys checking off items from the task list and marking off accomplishments in a planner, I have found myself in need of a serious shift in mindset. After years of measuring my worth, my value, based on what I do, I now find myself in a place that doing all the things…
