hello. Harper and I were sitting outside a few days ago when a bee decided it would stop by and join us. Poor thing picked the wrong people, and I am terribly sorry I have passed along my fear of the insects to my children (no living thing was harmed in the incident). However, after a brief freak out and… View Post

“It is almost trite to say that grace operates….in an unanticipated, Flannery O’Connor sort of way. It can – and should – confound and surprise us. Grace causes pain because, as the great Southern Catholic author knew, it transforms us.” -Patrick Griffin, “The Dark Gospel of Martin Scorsese,” Notre Dame Magazine, Spring 2020 We have little yellow flowers in our backyard… View Post

hello. In April I started and quit the 100 Day Project. I’ve wanted to participate in this for a while. The idea is to try and do something creative everyday. I AM CREATIVE EVERYDAY THIS WILL BE NO PROBLEM is what I thought. And while it is true that I do devote my days to creativity, I don’t have something… View Post

I have strung the twinkle lights again, cleaned off the lantern and mason jars I keep candles in, and dusted off the little end table Jesse and I found at Home Depot that is the perfect fit between two red chairs on our small, cement porch. I am focusing on the word “still” these days. “Still,” as in a state… View Post

Hello. I am listening to Hadley practice Coldplay’s, “Viva La Vida” on the piano while I write. This is the first week she’s practiced it, but she plays the beginning well, and it reminds me of the year it was popular. Or, at least the time I heard the song all the time. I was pregnant with Harper, and so… View Post