Unearthing the Musings of the Heart

Today, I sat at the kitchen table to write. I had no idea what I was going to say. I had my sliding glass door open facing the boys playing outside. However, Eli kept going off behind some trees where I couldn't see him. Of course, little bro was quick to follow behind. I kept having to stop and call him over to where I could see him. Why was he doing this? Eventually, I slowed down to figure it out. The trees were magic. In the cover of the trees, they could create, and the

Yesterday, I found myself crying thankful tears into a root veggie and hummus wrap. I told my friends about my migraines, and they went out of their way to drop off two giant bags of their home grown root veggies to my front door because, "Beets, it's good fer what ails ya." Today, I received the most beautiful and heartfelt thank you card from an amazing soul that I have the privilege of knowing. When I was feeling very alone and lost in fear, this talented energy healer di

5 years ago, in the heart of Covid restrictions, Erik and I celebrated our mini 50 guest wedding. I was over the moon to be marrying...

I’m here at the park…again. I’ve been coming here since I was a child. I swam here back when it was a beach. I played countless baseball...

We just got back from a mini vacation to Lake Placid, and I need a vacation from our vacation. Erik and I severely underestimated how...

I wonder if God gave me boys and not girls because I am not yet ready to be a mom to girls. It’s been 11 months since Ben's birth, I have...

If you’re feeling depressed and hopeless about your life, breathe. This is just a moment, and it will pass. Everything can change in the...

Let me encourage you, be real with you, and blow your mind while I talk about music, a book, and my Grandpa and Pop. The last couple...

Those who know me well know, toxic things kinda freak me out. I’m quirky and too educated in this way. Once you know, you can’t un-know....

For the first time, since I turned 18 years old, I was so disgusted with our presidential options that I almost didn’t even vote....

Individually and collectively there is so much going on. In my personal life, there are so many things that are a source of worry or...

The other day, was a really hard parenting day.   Everyone went to bed super late the night before. I was up a lot. My boob was a...

(Photo credit to my 3-year-old, Eli) Erik and I have been staying up late together after the kids go to bed, cuddling, watching Friends,...

When I quit work to become a stay at home mom, I threw out the idea of a typical retirement. I wasn’t passionate about my previous job at...

Hey Fam, It’s me Samson. I’ve got some updates. First, I’ve decided to bring my life’s journey to a more public forum. I’m a realist, so...

When I hear people, particularly men, talk about how women should submit in a marriage, my blood immediately boils as I hold up a special...

Starting in my second trimester, just after getting very sick, in a way that reminded me physically of how I felt just before Eli was...

My mom is and always was the epitome of a Mama Bear. She exudes safety. To this day, when anything goes wrong, she’s the first thought in...

For those of you who don’t know, I’m in my 3rd trimester of pregnancy. It’s been a rough pregnancy, and the hormones have me all sorts of...

My nemesis, my infliction, my torment, my thorn in my flesh is a dog. Go ahead and think I’m horrible for saying this, four years ago, I...