About two years ago, in a blogging group on Facebook, I “met” a woman named Grady who lives in New Hampshire. We started following each other’s blogs and social media accounts and slowly started communicating. (This sounds like an episode of Catfish in the making…I promise it’s not!) Eventually, we exchanged numbers and began to [Continue Reading…]
The Most Awkward Years of My Life: My 20s
The middle school years have long been called “the awkward years.” And awkward they were. We’re talking flat-chested, brace-faced, frizzy-haired, unsure-of-myself awkward. Though I looked like a strange girl-woman and acted weird, my life wasn’t all that awkward. I was in school, and I knew I’d be in school for the next 8+ years with people I’d [Continue Reading…]
Hope When You Can’t “Find Your Tribe”
If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you know I’ve been dealing with hand pain that’s made it difficult to type. Because of that, I’m blogging less to facilitate healing. Thanks for sticking with me! What if I can’t “find my tribe?” The other day I was listening to a podcast. At the end [Continue Reading…]
Assume She’s Lonely
As a result of having faced persistent loneliness over the past two years (more on that here), I have developed a completely new way of thinking about women I meet. When I meet someone for the first time, I think to myself: “Assume she’s lonely.” If she’s beautiful and looks like she’s all put together, [Continue Reading…]
2 Years Into Marriage: Normal and Natural
Previous installments were 3 Months Into Marriage: Finding Our Rhythm as a Couple, 6 Months Into Marriage: Creating Overlap, 9 Months Into Marriage: Cultivating Laughter, 1 Year Into Marriage: Messy But Beautiful, and 1.5 Years Into Marriage: Adventuring Forward. Today is our two year wedding anniversary! If you follow me on Instagram, you know that we’re currently in Seattle [Continue Reading…]
When Friendships Change
As much as we wish friendships would stay the same, they don’t. Sometimes, they can’t. Friendships change. We change. Our friends change. This can be a good thing, a hard thing, or a little-bit-of-both thing. When I shared that I was working on writing this post on Instagram a few days ago, I received almost [Continue Reading…]
What I Wish I Could’ve Told Myself on the Day After My Wedding (Advice for Newlyweds)
We’ve almost been married for two years. In some ways these months have passed quickly, but in many ways they have been like slow and steady markers. There’s no definitive definition of “newlyweds,” but it feels like we may have outgrown the title. The beginning of our marriage was met with high-highs and low-lows; we were, [Continue Reading…]
God Can Handle How I Really Feel
I wrote this post last October but was too fearful to publish it then. I have the courage now. So much of the anguish and anger I describe in this post has lifted in the 7+ months since I wrote these words, but the underlying truth–that God can handle my rawest, realest, most unraveled self–brings me [Continue Reading…]
Our Relationship Story (As Told by Us) Video
I have shared many, many posts about our relationship over the years. In fact, here’s a comprehensive list: Our Love Story & Engagement The Road To Engagement: How We Met and Fell In Love Our Engagement Story: The Day I Said “Yes!” 9 Books I Read During My Engagement Moving For Marriage Deciding To Blog Full-Time After [Continue Reading…]
Get to Know My Husband
I wish y’all knew Riley better. He is my favorite person ever. He’s kind and thoughtful and so, so funny. While we were at the beach this past weekend, we filmed a quick “Get to Know my Husband” video where I asked Riley a bunch of questions and he answered them (obviously). You can watch it [Continue Reading…]
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