The JOURNAL

What’s your biggest fear? What’s your greatest dream? Have they always been the same fears and dreams? Why is your biggest fear… your biggest fear? Donald Miller, in a recent blog post, said, “The great lives are lived in the places we most fear. If we fear being rejected, the great story has us standing at […]

Last time I blogged, I was still engaged, still planning and preparing for the wedding, and still losing my mind. It’s amusing now, as I look back on it all, but  I’m thankful life is slowly returning back to normal. Settling into married life is exciting…. still odd when I realize I’m a wife… but […]

To My Sweet Boy, Today is your birthday, and even though I tell you everyday, I want to say it again… I think you’re amazing. I don’t say that because I’m supposed to…. I say it because I mean it with my whole heart and soul. You inspire me, push me, empower me, and humble […]

I was at Fedex today, sending a package. As I was filling out the form, I asked the lady if it was March 15th, because that’s what day I thought it was. She gave me a weird look and, half annoyed, she said, “yeeeaaah… it’s the 31st of March today.” Awesome. The whole month of […]

By day, Christopher is an elementary school teacher. But he’s not just any elementary school teacher… he’s a dedicated one. Dedication might not be a strong enough word for it, actually. You see, he knew that he would be reading through a story called “The Bushy Mustache” with his kids, so throughout January, he grew […]

Someone asked me recently how I keep things fresh and new in my creative business… and I responded with an initial “I don’t know.” But after thinking more about it, I responded by saying that creativity is a muscle. If you only use it every once in a while, it won’t consistently produce as effectively. […]

Beginnings and Endings are times of contemplation and intentionality for me. At the end of every year, I find myself fast-pitched into remembrance and reflection of all that happened, the ways God blessed me, the storms I weathered and the lessons I learned. In the end, I am grateful for the challenges, the adventures, milestones, […]

Oh wait… that’s me! If you haven’t gotten the chance to head over to Gavin and Erin’s Blog, you should get on that! They took some simply amazing photos of Christopher and Me on our latest photo adventure… and I’m smitten! There are SO MANY good ones, but here’s just a few to whet your […]

Making friends is different once you leave the community and constant social spectrum we call college. Once college is over, friends slowly move away as they follow careers or their significant others… maybe even you do the leaving yourself. Either way, your community becomes those whom you make the effort to invest deeply and consistently […]

He told me he thought it would be a good idea to grow a mustache before we get married…. “to get it out of his system.” He did it once before, but it didn’t last longer than an hour long trip to the Point Loma cafeteria because the face he saw in the cafeteria mirrors […]