Tag: joy
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Renaissance and Revival
As I shared previously, the word the Lord gave me for 2023 was renaissance. And to be completely honest, I wasn’t sure what exactly that meant. I knew the context of the age of renaissance, but what did that mean for me? Thus, I began a search of the word which led me to the…
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All That Is Gold
It’s been almost a year since I’ve written here. What a journey it’s been. I don’t know that anyone will read this, and I probably won’t market or promote it— let it find who it will. The past two years have been a complete unraveling of pain, PPD, hardship, beauty, and healing. Dichotomy is one…
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Of Hopes And Dreams
I have wanted to be a writer as far back as I can remember. Poetry, investigative journalism, novels… I just wanted to write. Books inspired me, grew me, and kept me alive. In my darkest and loneliest times I had Jesus and books. I started writing books as a preteen when I learned that Christopher…
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The Hidden Pain Behind Mother’s Day
I wrote this post a few years ago on my old blog, but I felt led to share it again. This was written because I’ve met many other women who were raised in abusive homes struggle with Mother’s Day. There’s so many inspirational posts for new moms, great moms, those who’ve lost their moms, but…
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Prisms and Purpose
I’ve got this prism that is eternally smudged. I ordered it in hopes that it would somehow elevate our cluttered mess of a dining room into one of those Waldorf forest homeschools where kids keep all their Montessori materials sorted in rainbow colored sets and listen attentively to poetry as they finish watercoloring their nature…
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Ezer Kenegdo
I’m going on a new journey with my writing space. I’d love if you would continue to follow along as I share it along with my personal posts, but I recognize the topic won’t be for everyone. That’s okay! If you’re curious, stick around 🧡 Something that I’ve struggled with since childhood is my identity…
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Ten Years
While I was born in Ohio, I grew up in North Carolina. It will always be home to me, the place I spent my childhood and “grew up” and fell in love with Jesus. I learned to drive there, I made lifelong friends, I experienced heartache and grief and joy and growth. Ten years ago…
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Celebrating Joy in the Midst of Depression
2020 has brought on a “silent rise” in mental health crises. It’s no secret that it’s been a rough year, but viruses aside, the job losses, bankruptcies, and isolation has had devastating repercussions for mental health. People already struggling with anxiety and/or depression may feel like they’re barely treading water with their mental health. Others…
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A Day in the Life of Homeschooling: Monday
Homeschooling looks different for every family. In sharing a “behind the scenes” of our week, my hope is to show that homeschooling can work for a variety of people and lifestyles! I know people who homeschool while working full-time, people who homeschool 6 kids, and people who homeschool on the road. You make homeschooling work…
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A Day in the Life: Homeschooling Edition
Coming soon, I am launching a series on what our homeschool routines kind of look like! I use the words “kind of” because the beauty of homeschooling is grace and flexibility. Sometimes our plans change, other times we may have a hard day and need to shift gears, and so on. But we do have…
Hammer & Bee 