Dear Eleanor, Seven years ago today you made your appearance at 1:22 p.m. I was awake for your birth (that was not the case for your brother’s) and though by semi-emergent C-section, it was perfect. YOU were perfect I’ve thought a lot over the years about that moment, about your squishy red face, about the … Continue reading A letter to my daughter on her seventh birthday
Musings
Writing
Ever the life-long learner, for Christmas I requested a pass to Masterclass. Generously, my parents indulged my desire. My interest in the platform piqued several times with various writers and humorists, but when I witnessed David Sedaris offering a new class, I knew I had to watch it. In true Brittany fashion, I got around … Continue reading Writing
Didn’t expect that
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
School photos
Photos, or rather, taking them, used to serve as a creative outlet for me and I felt so “artsy” when I first started out. As you grow in skill and length of time doing it, many realize that very few photographs or techniques are truly unique or new. That doesn’t mean you should give up … Continue reading School photos
Beauty from the Brokenness 