Hello friends, Happy New Year. I know we are already one month in, but sometimes the year starts out slow, and that is okay. I'm learning that life isn't always about being productive or setting new goals; sometimes it's about resting and enjoying the changing weather as it turns colder and the days shorten. Sometimes it's about cuddling up on the couch, reading a good book, and instead of feeling guilty for moments like this, I'm learning to embrace them. I'm allowing myself to rest, because...

Friends, Last night, I sat in a friend’s family room. Shoes kicked off, no makeup, kids interrupting kind of conversation. We caught each other up on the past few days, laughing about the chaos of motherhood, when the conversation shifted, as it often does. She’s the kind of friend you laugh with until your sides ache, but also the one who rolls up her sleeves and climbs into the trenches with you. We’ve weathered so much together these last few years. She stood beside me through some of my...

Hello friends, How can it be that we are welcoming September? If you’re anything like me, you’re left wondering, how did summer slip away so quickly? Each year, time seems to quicken its pace, rushing past no matter how tightly I try to hold it. Even when I lean in fully, soaking up every moment, it still vanishes—like a vapor, a breath, an instant —and it's gone. And yet, this September is slightly different. It carries a weight because it's the reminder that a year since my mom left this...