Category: Life
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Around the Table, Raising Kids in a Divided World
What happens inside our homes rarely makes the headlines, but it shapes everything that comes next. From pandemic lunches to riot-filled evenings, this is a reflection on raising kids through uncertainty, hard conversations, and the quiet work of staying present when the world feels divided. Read more
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As If We Never Said Goodbye
A one-night Broadway singalong, two fearless seventy-somethings, and a reminder that joy doesn’t age out, it opts up. Sometimes finding your people only lasts an evening, but the way it wakes you up can linger much longer. Read more
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When Loyalty and Integrity Collide
This isn’t about sides. It’s about what we’re willing to excuse when it’s our people — and what that reveals about what we’re actually loyal to, even when we don’t love the answer. Read more
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Some Weeks Are for Maintenance
Some weeks aren’t for breakthroughs. They’re for keeping the lights on, feeding yourself in the easiest way possible, and letting your brain rest. If you’re in a maintenance season and wondering if that still counts, this one’s for you. Read more
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Being Teachable Is the Real Cheat Code
Nobody wants to admit they might be wrong. We’d rather double down, defend our stance, or quietly pretend we didn’t hear the feedback at all. But staying teachable might be the most underrated life hack there is. Turns out curiosity gets you a lot further than being right ever does. Read more
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The Girl Who Named the Chickens
I passed hunter safety, but failed the “stay quiet in the deer blind” portion spectacularly. I grew up in a family of hunters and fishermen, surrounded by early mornings, full freezers, and deep respect for the land. This is a story about loving where you come from and learning early that while some people are… Read more
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Write From Life
Writing from life costs more than writing what works. It asks you to step out from behind what’s acceptable and into what’s honest. It trades performance for courage, trends for truth, and metrics for meaning. It requires trusting that your real story, the one shaped by experience and ache and growth, is already enough. Read more
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Donna and the Ministry of the Waiting Room
In a shared hospital waiting room, something rare happened. People stopped pretending. Conversations deepened. And a receptionist named Donna reminded us what real hospitality looks like when the stakes are high. Read more
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Guilt Is Not An Heirloom
Some of the things we’re carrying weren’t given to us with permission. They were just handed down like heirlooms — passed along with the quiet expectation that we’d keep them forever. This is about realizing we get to choose which heirlooms come with us, and which ones don’t. Read more
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When the Light Finds You
Disco balls, New Year’s Eve, and the beauty of becoming reflective instead of perfect as another year begins. Read more