Silent Night

Silent Night

This year we made a short Christmas music video as our family’s Christmas card. Merry Christmas! And may the peace of our Savior be with you all year. <3 Silent...
And Is Kind

And Is Kind

I went to Italy last week, and the trip was, of course, amazing– in all the ways you are imagining, and in some ways I’m pretty sure you’re not imagining. I went to church in Vicenza, in a small American military ward (congregation), and it felt like...
Reality

Reality

Tonight after CrossFit, where I’m getting better, I had a reality hit me.  I’m completely single. Not temporarily. Not for a moment, sort of a little bit single. I’m completely single. I looked around my bedroom and it was shocking. Everything is only,...
Looking for the Dead Body

Looking for the Dead Body

I’ve been on a roller coaster lately with great highs when something beautiful happens and I find myself soaring in the clouds, seeing the big picture and feeling so blessed I can hardly comprehend it.  And then the stresses of life hit me full force, my knees...
Stretch Marks

Stretch Marks

My daughter after open heart surgery My younger sister recently had her first baby– an adorable little human with fuzzy hair, a cute nose and tiny perfect fingers.  Her baby’s entrance to this world was a bit stressful, including a C-section, the cord...