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    A Home-Warming Toast in a Season of Waiting This week felt like a roller coaster that slowed to a crawl at the end. We tasted hope—an interview in Florida that seemed to check every box: stability, family nearby, a shorter commute, the kind of rhythm I’ve been praying for. I let my heart run ahead to what life could look like, and then the answer was “not this time.” Right after that, we had a scare and ended up in the ER with my baby. Praise God, everything is okay. But the swing from excitement to confusion left me holding…

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    Week of Changes

    A Week of Many Hats This week felt like a tapestry God is still weaving—threads of diapers and deadlines, job boards and gentle prayers, a communications degree I can hold now and a stethoscope-shaped hope I’m reaching for. I rocked my baby in the quiet hours and felt the beautiful weight of calling: not a single role screaming for attention, but many voices harmonizing—mother, wife, worker, student, and maybe-soon nurse. The Bible stayed open on the table like a small window, and the breeze that came through it reminded me that purpose is less about juggling perfectly and more about…

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    Reflections

    Reflections on a Week of Distance, Loss, and Returning to First Love This week felt like walking a long road with my heart tugged in several directions at once; motherhood, work, and the physical distance from the little lives that make my days sing. Waking up without the usual small noises, answering emails between naps and feedings, and carrying on conversations over video calls has left me tender and a little raw; the ordinary rhythms of home have been replaced by photos and hurried phone calls, and that ache of absence has been a constant companion. Yet in that very…