A Letter to the Girl Who Feels Forgotten
Of all the things I truly dislike writing about, singleness tops the list. But this isn’t about being single, not really. This is about how even when we feel forgotten, we’re anything but. This is about how we’ve been given every good thing we could...
Life Lately: Highs and Lows {and a giveaway}
I tried — I mean I really, really tried — to write these words without having to swallow down a lump in my throat, without blinking back tears. It shouldn’t be that hard, I told myself. After all, the heartbeat behind this post has been on repeat in...
The Next Right Thing (How 2,000 Words Changed My Life)
Somehow two years have gone by and yet this is still the face I make when I think about that day. Exactly two years ago, I opened up a blank page and wrote 2,000 words. It felt like breaking wide open, like an offering poured out. Also, it felt crazy. But I wrote...
Trust Me, I Won’t Miss the Flowers This Time.
This is my third June in Birmingham and the first time I’ve noticed the flowers. To be honest, my first June was extremely lonely and overwhelming. Even writing that sentence feels sad and heavy… and two years have gone by. June of 2015 stretched into...
Cleaning out the Closet
It started with the hall closet. Then came the pantry, the fridge, the freezer and the linen closet. It’s like all those jokes about book writing or really any daunting, looming task. As soon as you’re under a deadline or you know you really need to do...
MY BOOK // Even If Not: Living, Loving, and Learning in the in Between
MY FAVORITE WRITING COMMUNITY
