As you’ve probably gathered from my posts, I’m a huge reader. I absolutely ADORE books – everything from novels, to biographies, to cookbooks, and so on. They are my guilty pleasure – more so than clothes, shoes, movies, music, or food. When I need a pick-me-up, I go for a book, as evidenced by my almost-full bookshelves. I.just.can’t.help.myself. In this… Read More
In Prep for Turning 29*29 Days to Be the G.I.F.T.
29 days from today I turn 29 years old. Yes, that’s right… I will be transitioning from my 28th year of life to the last year of my twenties. After this next year, I will no longer be a “twenty-something” but a 30-year-old. Woah. This 28th year has been a bittersweet year in many ways. Some things have happened that… Read More
A Season of Becoming
“This is what I’ve come to believe about change: it’s good, in the way that childbirth is good, and heartbreak is good, and failure is good. By that I mean it’s incredibly painful, exponentially more so if you fight it, and also that it has the potential to open you up, to open life up, to deliver you right into… Read More
Labor Day Lovelies
Well here we are – enjoying the last hoorah of the season – Labor Day weekend! Following this, the final weeks of summer will have children returning to school, colors shifting from green to gold, and the air moving from stagnant and humid to breezy and cool. The changing of seasons is one of my absolute favorite things about living… Read More
Dream Day
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. While I was not yet born when the speech was proclaimed from the steps of Lincoln Memorial, I have listened to it many times and have been deeply impacted by Dr. King’s message of hope, freedom, and equality for all as I engage in my… Read More
A Time for Rest
The past few weeks have been a rollercoaster of activity and emotion, ranging from the high of a lovely vacation, to the low of an unexpected loss, back up to the high of starting a new job, and then down to the low of finding out I have a fractured heel and not tendonitis as previously diagnosed three months ago…. Read More
A Few Reminders…
When I published my post last Sunday, I had no idea that within a few hours our lives would completely change. I debated whether or not I should share this story, but in the interest of being authentic and living IRL (in real life), I felt it was necessary. Maybe you’ve experienced a similar situation. Or maybe you haven’t. Either… Read More
Still Waters + Sacred Spaces
One State. One Bridge. Two National Parks. Two Great Lakes. And a whole lot of sights and delights along the way. Welcome to the good life of vacation in the one and only Pure Michigan! This past week of vacation away from the demands of home and work has been just plain good-for-our-souls! Driving the coasts of Lake Superior and… Read More
Celebrating 6 Years
On a beautiful, breezy, warm Saturday evening six years ago, my husband and I promised to love, honor, and cherish one another forever on the sandy shore of Lake Michigan, barefoot and all. We both agree that to-date, that has been the happiest, most joyful day of our lives. Being at our favorite up north destination, surrounded by family and… Read More
The Color Run
Girlfriends. Coffee and bagels. 3.1 miles. Splashes of color from head to toe. Hilarious pictures. Smiles. Is there anything better?!? Last weekend I participated in my first ever Color Run in downtown Lansing with my pals Emily and Judith, step-sister Kasey, and her bestie Jade. We joined 15,000 other runners and walkers in the Capital City for this high energy,… Read More
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