One of my New Year’s intentions was to reconnect with a consistent Bible study routine. I landed on Hannah Anderson’s Life Under the Sun, an 8-week journey through Ecclesiastes, for two main reasons. First, my favorite verse is Ecclesiastes 3:11 ("He has made everything beautiful in its time"). Second, this …

There is a specific kind of surrender that happens when the temperature stays below freezing. You look at the driveway, then at the shovel, and you realize that no amount of grit or effort will change the fact that the ground is locked tight. This was my first lesson in wintering: some things cannot be fixed; they can…

Let’s be real: February feels like the 'Wednesday' of the year. I started the month with big plans and a full pot of coffee, but life eventually hit the 'snooze' button for me. Between a sleep schedule that went rogue and motivation that decided to take a sudden vacation, my blog drafts have been chill…

Being snowed in for a week has taught me two things: 1) I love a good cozy hobby, and 2) I am often too overstimulated to actually enjoy it. My brain has this pesky habit of auditing every possible task that "should" be completed before I’m allowed to sit down and do something "fun." It’s a vicious…