This one is going to hurt. I haven’t opened this wound in a while. There were supposed to be three. Three little loves keeping us on our toes. Three unique, beautiful faces full of interesting ideas. Life has a funny way of working out, God knows what we needed before we did. But that doesn’t … Continue reading Didn’t expect that
Depression & Anxiety
Waiting for the other shoe to drop
You know what really sets my anxiety into overdrive? When bad things happen to people around me, people I care about. Currently, several friends are dealing with some of the saddest, most heartbreaking life events while my life remains intact. Of course, my heart aches, but I don’t bear the constant heaviness they do. Sorrow … Continue reading Waiting for the other shoe to drop
Life storms rage on
Whether I feel a life storm approaching and don inadequate rain gear while taking shelter in a hut made of noodles (because how prepared can any of us really be), or end up in the throws of the storm of the century, which uproots everything I thought I knew and hold dear… I try to … Continue reading Life storms rage on
Nothing bad ever happens to me
“How can you be broken?” I berate myself. “Nothing bad ever happens to you.” It’s true. I live a mostly-charmed life, especially by global standards. My parents divorced when I was nine but even that worked in my favor when I gained two more tremendous parents, four siblings and additional grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins I would not otherwise have. That also doesn’t begin to cover the long-reaching effects of seeing more marriages from the inside and being able to design what I knew I wanted, and didn’t want, in mine.
Beauty from the Brokenness 