Christmas time has always been one of my favorite times of the year. Putting up the tree, unboxing ornaments, and thinking back to Christmas’s past. Wrapping presents with mom and my brother, music blaring to hide any suspicious noises, getting ready for the candlelight Christmas eve service at my church. Christmas movies snuggled up with blankets and candy canes. And… View Post
I’ve been thinking about that quote that says people take pictures of what they fear losing. I wholeheartedly agree. All through middle school, I had this obsession with putting together a scrapbook of all my friends as we went on our adventures, making memories, all that stuff you think about when you think you’ll be friends forever. I took so… View Post
When I got to New York, the world was spiraling into chaos. Everything closing, going into lockdown, quarantine, none essential trips discouraged or forbidden. This was an interesting situation to be in for someone who had next to no bearings of where she was, or what was where. Back in early March, I could never have guessed how strange something… View Post
I had one of my favorite kinds of days today. It’s sunny and clear at 50 degrees, a slight breeze, soft sunlight. Nowhere to be, nothing on the schedule. I had breakfast and a mocha at my favorite café down the street and read my book as long as I liked, watched people come and go from the intimate shop,… View Post
It’s here! This coming Thursday marks exactly six months since I started my apprenticeship and my Praxis graduation. The events of these last six months have changed me inside and out, in ways that won’t be obvious to others unless they listen closely and look into my eyes, face to face. Work update This week I was converted to an… View Post