• The Large Table

    “Sit. It’s totally fine.” “I don’t know. Are you sure? It’s a large table. It’s only myself…” He extends his arm as if I’m being ushered into a ballroom. I sit. Minutes pass. I…

  • Whatever-it-may-be, wherever-it-may-be

    I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of surrender. I don’t believe I’ve ever really had a firm grasp on what it means to surrender something – whether a tangible something or a…

  • Instagram & Affirmation

    As many of you may know (give or take 230 people specifically), I love Instagram. In fact, I not only love Instagram, I love the art of photography as a whole. Whether I am…

  • Wisconsin Reminders

    This has been a season of grieving. Grieving from all the things that continue to make little piles in my lack of understanding. In these moments of grieving, I am finding a contradicting strength…

  • Reminder #3

    I’m tired. This is heavy. And I am tired. I find myself talking to the sun and the moon to remind myself that you’ve given such bright reminders that you’re in front of me…

  • Reminder #2

    We have finally reached the day where you’ve started chemotherapy. I guess these are the impending moments that will allow all of this to sink in and become reality. I’ve seen in you exuberance…

  • Reminder #1

    Because sometimes you have to lie in a field of wild flowers. You have to witness the glow of a rainbow before the storm. You have to watch the formation of birds. You have to…

  • Brother

    It’s like staring into a stormy sky, but still seeing the sun shine through the thickened clouds. It’s like smelling the rain, but not finding a puddle. You know it’s all coming or it’s…

  • Kittens and Knitting and Knowing

    There is a lot of risk in letting someone into your life. Even if they’re considered “legitimate” and you’ve been praying about it – it is still a risk. Entering into a relationship –…