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parts 1-7 in the story of my life

Hopping back on the dating sites, and I had a gentleman ask me, if i were to write a book on my life – what would the back cover say? Quite a deep question for an initial conversation, but as I thought about it – I started writing. It didn’t turn out in the format […]

a house hunting tale, and why words matter.

After searching since May, three months ago I put an offer on a gorgeous move-in ready lake house on a half acre of land. It felt so exquisite and rich and I went through major feelings of unworthiness that I deserved such a nice house. After a major emotional breakthrough that I do deserve it, I […]

a homestead, a yak, and stripping in front of 25 women

I have been house hunting since spring, no real timeline, no real rush – just feeling a need for a change. A shift in my environment, change in scenery. When I first met with my realtor, I gave her a list of all the things that this house is going to have, and that list […]

the meaning of life is to find your gift

…the purpose of life is to give it away. While in Alaska, each day started with prayer and some scripture readings . One recurring theme was about different seasons of life, and this is something I have been struggling with personally for a bit- Feeling that I am in a prolonged season of rest. Each […]

in the rural village of bethel, alaska

I haven’t been able to pull together all the right words yet to describe this trip.. And trying not to get sucked too far back into “real life” after flying home late on Monday night. But what a beautiful experience going to Bethel, Alaska with my coworkers for a mission trip, and a quick stop […]

closing a door. manifesting a house.

Leveling up to 41 this week, an overwhelming wave of reflection has passed over me, pretty impossible to ignore. Guys- this last year has been a wild one for me. And by wild – I mean there has been a whole lot of “nothing” happening. But my big lesson in this – is that doing […]

death, an ugly corn plant, and trying to save a life

If you know me, you know that I have a love of plants, a growing hobby that I picked up less than a year ago. I’ve had many people ask me how I got started in plants, and this story is a bittersweet one. Up until a year ago, I had maybe three houseplants. Random […]

a letter to my soulmate in heaven

10/5/21 My dearest Chris, The love of my life, my soulmate, my best friend. Three months does not sound like a long time, but it also has felt like it was an entire lifetime with you. I had prayed for someone like you. Shortly after meeting, I told you I had listened to a podcast […]