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Thoughts, stories, little moments, and everything in between.

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Faith & Reflections · September 25, 2026

The Art of Noticing

The older I get, the more I believe the holy stuff hides in the ordinary — a sourdough starter breathing on the counter, a hymn hummed off-key, the first gold leaf coming down.

A 1-minute sit-down

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Faith & Reflections · October 26, 2026

Best Friends

There's something pretty special about someone who isn't related to you, who doesn't have to love you, and chooses you anyway.

A 1-minute sit-down

A woven basket of freshly foraged morel mushrooms on the forest floor

Nature & Foraging · September 24, 2026

Spring Morels: A Walk in the Woods

Every spring the woods call and we answer with a basket on our arm and our eyes pointed down. Here's how we hunt morels in our hills — where to look, when to go, and how to cook them that night.

A 3-minute sit-down

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Faith & Reflections · April 25, 2021

Gracefully 30 Something

Thirties is when all the dust settles, and people have the confidence just to be themselves. My Mammaw used to say women are their most beautiful in their 30's—and somewhere, I hope she is saying that of me.

A 1-minute sit-down

Light spilling through vertical blinds into the quiet empty rooms of my mom's apartment

Faith & Reflections · March 17, 2020

Empty

Loss doesn't show up all at once. It rolls in like fog—quiet, soft, and disorienting—and before you know it, you're sitting in a space that feels both familiar and foreign.

A 2-minute sit-down