I’ve had people comment how brave I am to share so much of my life publicly. I’ve also had people say “I could never do that! I’m too private.” Please don’t mistake the way I show up on social media as I’m not a private person. I have things that are not shared, thoughts I […]
Month: July 2022
we’re in the four-eyes club
I had suddenly noticed little changes to my vision in the last couple months – I got migraines occasionally (extremely rare for me), distance seemed blurry sometimes, things would go in and out of focus at times and my eyes often felt tired like they had been straining for a long time. Since my last […]
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adoption has a cost
Adoption has a cost. More than a financial cost. A cost of time, peace, emotions, resources. “I didn’t know how much this process would cost me!” was something I said with exhaustion & brokenness a couple months ago. I know this journey will be well worth it when we’re holding that promise, but there are […]
the benson twins gender reveal
My sister-in-law (Aaron’s younger sister) is expecting twins with her husband and it has been so much fun to celebrate and walk alongside them as they begin parenthood but also with the twist of twins! Saturday (7.16.22) was their gender reveal party. Only family was invited and it was a highly anticipated evening. Even Amberlyn […]
my new polaroid – shopping links included
I brought my polaroid to Seattle, knowing I would want to document some of my adventures. On Tuesday (7.5.22), my brother and I left early to hit his work (a camera store) before going on a hike. When we arrived at his work, I realized I had left my polaroid in my backpack, which I […]
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seattle trip 2022 overview
Although I’ve lived in Alabama for 7 years, I’m originally from Washington State. I was born and raised up there and since we moved in 2015, surprisingly (& unintentionally) ended up visiting pretty much every year since we moved. You can see our previous trips here – 2015 – I visited for Christmas 2016 – […]
my mom bought a house
Much to everyone’s surprise (including my mother haha), my mom bought a house 10 minutes away from ours while living in Seattle, Washington. My moms word for the year is HOME, so how fitting that God would unexpectedly bring her the perfect home to own. I don’t remember if we found it our if she […]
our favorite kid book library picks – part two
Our family loves books, and I’m thankful it’s a value we’ve created. At the beginning of this year, I started keeping a list of those library finds that I just loved! You know, the ones you’d be willing to purchase because they’re just that good!? You can check out my top picks from the first quarter of […]
for the parent whose child doesn’t handle change or new things well
I understand this tension. The frustration. The “why can’t you just…” Our children who don’t handle change or new things smoothly can leave us feeling ill-equipped, conflicted and also annoyed (at our kids and ourselves). Emmaline, who is so incredibly caring, funny, creative and kind is my child who does not handle change or new […]
a last minute lake day
Truthfully, when we first moved to Alabama in 2015, I was not a fan of the lake. Growing up in Seattle, Washington, the lakes are just too cold to swim in and I was more comfortable in bodies of water I could see the bottom of and nothing uncontrollable could get me. But lakes have […]