Daniel and I love Nashville. Even aside from the Music City aspect, it's just a fun place to hang out. And the food, y'all... and the Ten...

I almost titled this, "Of Babies, Cars, and Pandemics" but decided in favor of simplicity and non-cheesiness. So! You read the prologue t...

You may be scratching your head - after all, Sean is almost two and little Barrett arrived three weeks ago. And I've been promising Barre...

Just being vulnerable here, this week hasn't been easy. And I'm not really sure why, except that my heart wants to know what it can't. Th...

Well, how was your week? If it was anything like mine, you were hunkered down at home, doing all the social distancing and trying to avoi...

Okay, so this is really just a book review-inspired-rant. Consider thyself forewarned, reader. Back Cover When elite members of the milit...

I hope you enjoyed your Valentines Day! This post was written slowly, throughout the day yesterday, born from my musings. Whether you're...

One year ago today, with much fear and trembling, I clicked "publish" on my very first blog post! The post was an introduction that basic...

Wow, for a first year of blogging, 2019 has been awesome! I have learned so much, read a lot of books, and figured out some important thi...

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day yesterday, filled with loving family and good food. But I know for some people, it was hard t...

Today, Maribeth of Trekking Through Hobbit Holes is joining me for a fun Q&A session about our time at the Art of Writing Conference and...

We were driving to a high-school football game on a normal Thursday night. It was dark -- this time of year makes 6 pm feel like midnight...

"It was Sunday morning, and I knew I looked as awkward as I felt. I groaned inwardly and tried to paste on a convincing smile. We had rus...

My body doesn't do well rising before the sun. I did it for years, I can do it, I wish I did it more often now, but even with strong coff...

I originally wrote this with another purpose in mind, but because it's so special to me, I also wanted to share it here with you. It's di...

I didn't realize it until this week, but August 1st made six months since I started blogging! It has been such a fun and fulfilling ride ...

Me: *racks brain for some profound opening thought on reading* Me, 10 minutes later: *googles quotes about books* Me, after exactly 60 se...

“Content to fill a little space, if Thou be glorified.” I can still see the simple print framed on her kitchen wall. That afternoon, whil...

Besides marrying the cutest, sweetest guy on the planet, of course! This Sunday, Daniel and I will celebrate our second anniversary! I ca...

I have thirteen minutes left to say that today is Good Friday. As I write, the tiny letters in the corner of my laptop screen read 11:47 ...