On the eve of my twenty-first birthday, my sister texted me this message. Dad wants me to give him your Facebook password. I thought you should know. That day I had forced myself to the university gym. I had been…

My husband Charles and I went to the Trail of Lights in Austin, TX. Every year, Austin hosts a holiday trail at Zilker Park. The event hosts tons of concessions, entertainment, food, etc. On our way to the trail, a…

At the start of the decade, I graduated from high school. At my graduation prayer meeting, my then almost roommate and I made a vow that we would “blossom in college.” And genuinely, I thought I would. I was ready…

A friend of mine thought I had “snitched” about an issue important to her. That wasn’t the case. Somehow, someone found out and that news had gone through the land. Often the way it does when you belong to a…

Charles and I left New York City in a bit of a frenzy. We had abruptly lost a job and couldn’t afford to live in our Manhattan apartment. We hadn’t planned to leave New York, and we sure as hell,…

Most of my life, my mom never sat still. There was always something to put away, wipe, clean, and check off her to do list.  This is a quality I inherited from her.  As much as I’d love to be…

I built a fortress in the name of being enough. The walls were written and engraved with the names of those I loved. I crafted them with my own hands, spending hours laying foundation, designing mirrors, walls, and art that…

I was definitely a girl who thought she wasn’t going to struggle in marriage. I met my guy. The love of my life. My person. And to be fair, it was a bit of a fairytale. We met and fell…

I’ll have to admit that the last three months have been a little rough for me.   Which probably seems funny coming from a woman who got married a few months ago.   I caught up.   With one year’s…