Unearthing the Musings of the Heart

I have not been making friends lately. I think my filter broke. I feel like I found a piece of myself and my voice again. I shut it down...

The day we left for Florida, I was so exhausted and stressed out from the insanity of all we had going on in our lives on top of cleaning...

I was watching an episode of Friends one day several years ago, and when invited to go somewhere, Phoebe responds, “I wish I could, but I...

Yesterday was supposed to be our first relaxing family day since before my surgery. Then we realized we had to lead worship at church,...

My personality is naturally geared towards people pleasing. Disappointing or upsetting people makes me really uncomfortable. Because of...

Exactly four years ago today, it was a Friday, and I was engaged. I had the dress, the venue, the DJ, the photographer, the centerpieces,...

Let’s normalize the discussion of sex in the Christian community. There are so many misconceptions that seriously need to be addressed....

I had heard that some people die just from going under anesthesia. After some googling, I found that this is rare, but true. I also kept...

The last couple days I have been feeling afraid about my upcoming surgery. I was definitely low key shaming myself for feeling this fear,...

I had a bone marrow biopsy done last week. The results came back earlier this week, negative, thank God. Next, on February 17th, I have...

Messing up isn’t an option. It’s a given. Bear with me in this blog, as I shift back and forth between children and us, meaning adults,...

****Somehow I accidentally deleted this, so here it is again....**** My name is Kelsea. You may know my name, but do you truly know me? I...

My kid is one of the most stubborn individuals I’ve ever encountered. For a week, we had been trying to ween him off the binky. We...

I can’t control the fact that I have a tumor on my salivary gland or the fact that I had an odd biopsy result that no doctor seems to be...

Erik and I are not subscribing to any parenting style. We are following and trusting our hearts and our son, as we grow to know and...

Since seeing the show Parenthood for the first time around 9 years ago, I have always felt that I was a Braverman at heart. I swear my...