Growing up in a small family, the holidays were always quiet affairs. I loved our intimate gatherings and relished my role as one of just two kids at every celebration (though I ...
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Two Thousand Twenty-Four: The Highlights
I have a longstanding tradition of ending each year with a Highlights post, reflecting on the big moments of the year and highlighting a few favorites from the previous twelve months. I’m ...
What I Learned in 2024
What did I learn in 2024? Everything, and also nothing. How can I possibly consolidate the lessons of such a momentous year into a few hundred words? In this year of significant ...
Lately || December 2024
December is always a (ribbon-fested, sugar-loaded) whirlwind, and this year—with Thanksgiving coming closer to Christmas—it felt especially quick. Our family had a full and joyful season, and I’m excited to be recapping ...
She Treasured Up All These Things and Pondered Them In Her Heart
Moonlight steamed through the window, casting a frosty glow across the patchwork bedspread tucked tightly around my twelve-year-old frame. Downstairs our grandfather clock sang out eleven hearty gongs, and I could hear ...
Lately || November 2024
What a year this month has been! November isn’t over just yet, but with election season (blessedly) in the rear view mirror and Thanksgiving a lingering belly ache, I’m more than ready ...
A Sprinkling of Love and Beauty
I’ve been spending a lot of time in Psalm 23 lately. You’re likely familiar with this passage that is a mainstay at funerals (and movies featuring funerals). In this quintessential psalm, the ...
Lately || October 2024
For as long as I can remember, October has been my favorite month of the year. This October was a little different—not necessarily bad different, just different from my usual experience of ...
Lately || September 2024
Happy Fall, y’all! I know that claiming this as my favorite season is about as basic as it gets, but the heart loves what it loves, and this heart of mine can’t ...
Kalinda Joy & Sullivan Luke || Five Is a Vibe!
Hello again, friends! I’m back today with an update on my middle two because they are turning FIVE YEARS OLD this Friday! I write letters like these to my kids each month ...