An Historical Account

It has been ELEVEN YEARS since I began blogging. Nearly half of my life has been spent partly writing to strangers and friends on the internet. It was late in February, which is a time known for birthing wild ideas. I was a bright-eyed, overly romantic 14-year-old, and naturally I felt I had things to SAY. Really, most…

GAPS Update // Challenges and Blessings

I have learned so many things so far in this first six weeks of investing in the GAPS protocol. I say investment because it truly is -- an investment of time and energy and, yes, money into what I am believing are huge improvements for the future. I have already seen a lot of improvement…

My last cup of coffee // beginning the GAPS journey

(This is not the typical content of this blog, but here are some thoughts about what is happening in my life lately and my current journey with the GAPS protocol.) Two days ago I had my last cup of coffee. It was extravagant. It had whipped cream on top. And yes, it was pumpkin-flavored. There…

the vine.

I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from you can do nothing. - John 15:5 Today the tattoo struck again. Farmer's market was over, and I was standing in line with Israel at the food truck. Another…

Maggie.

I'm seventeen, shoulder-length brown hair in a hand-me-down sweater, sitting on the hearth in the living room of my parents' house, watching one of the greatest friendships in TV history evolve on the screen of our old box television. I was probably the only 17-year-old at the time watching this show, which aired in the…

Kiss the Wave // 2018

  I keep trying to think of a song, or a phrase, or a story, to sum up this year. I must have begun writing this half a dozen times, doing the whole reflection thing we all do at the end of the year. This year, the reflecting was hardcore. A few days before Christmas,…

The Things We Carry.

I don't consider myself a material-oriented person, but ever since I left for college and started the cycle of packing my stuff when I leave home, then packing it up again when I leave school, I've been more aware of the value of material things. In my literature class this semester, one of the short…

Portraits of Thanksgiving Break 2018.

Packed up my momma's suitcase and trucked home for Thanksgiving. Funny how much can happen in a few days when you go home...almost like the place is trying to make up for all the time you've been away. 11.20.18 It took us a good while to get the truck started in the cold, but we…

Hallway Acoustics

It was late when I went into the court reporting lab tonight. I like going into the business building when it's dark, and quiet, and it's only me and the sound of my boots clicking on the hall floor. Tonight, for some reason, I started to sing: "The city goes to bed, and I can…

Five more minutes

Last weekend was the product of a crazy idea. A crazy idea that was born, of course, in the minds of six cousins (and one cousin's wife), and wouldn't take no for an answer. College, work, travel, miles notwithstanding, we were all going to get together for the weekend. Academically speaking it was a terrible…