Finding Joy through Life's Trials
About this same time every year since 2019, I’ve felt an overwhelming sense of relief. Why, you ask? Simple. I used to be a teacher—and I’m not anymore. I knew I wanted to be an English teacher from about 6th grade on. My dad was …
What Vacation?! You know the good ol’ saying, “I need a vacation from my vacation!”? Yeah. I definitely needed one after our trip to Georgia. We’ve been home for a whole month, but I came home with a horrible cold that refused to leave me …
July—Our Month for Childhood Cancer Family Retreats This week we’re attending a weeklong retreat for families living through childhood cancer on St. Simons Island, Georgia. Blue Skies Ministries (BSM) is the nonprofit organization putting us up at the beautiful Sea Palms Resort. It’s been an …
I was sitting at Cupbop, enjoying my alone time while I waited for my family’s takeout order, when I finished listening to Cory Reese’s book titled Stronger than the Dark: Exploring the Intimate Relationship Between Running and Depression. Listening to this book left me feeling …
Prelude Have you ever thought about what songs would be included on the soundtrack if your life were a movie? I have! In fact, when I was a teenager daydreaming about being the heroine of my own romantic movie, I thought about it a lot. …
We’ve all heard the phrase “every parent’s worst nightmare”. It’s often spoken in hushed disbelief surrounding moments of trauma. Every parent fears ever being told that their child has cancer. It’s a fear we all have, but no one ever expects it to actually happen …