Soul Food {March 2021}

I almost just made this introduction, "I'm too tired to write an intro, here are my media favorites from March. BOOM." Which, I actually think that says a lot, so... Music "Fake Happy" by Paramore. I don't mind that they play this at work every day. Will dance and sing along every time. Hozier. I…

Soul Food {February 2021}

I cannot tell you how good spring is for me. This winter has been better than most I can remember in terms of my mental health (thank you, Jesus, for medication and positive life changes!), but now that the sun has started to shine a bit more/longer and there are buds on a few trees?…

Soul Food {January 2021}

This year one of my biggest priorities is rest. Not rest in the sense of vacationing or even of doing less, but more in the sense of having a healthy rhythm to my life that allows time for calm, refreshment, and things that fill me up. I work a lot now, which is such an…

98 Hopes I Lived in 2020

In 2014, I started listing things I wanted to experience in my life. I feared they would never happen, to the point that I wasn't sure my life was something I wanted. So instead of framing it as a bucket list, I decided it would be my "list of things to look forward to." I…

Soul Food {December 2020}

Hey-- you did it. You made it through 2020. Maybe you see how much you've grown, maybe you don't, but trust me: you have grown. This year has made most people's cups run over, and shown us what's inside, and you? The good stuff came out. I am so proud of you. You're going to…

Soul Food {November 2020}

I think "I love my life" is becoming my new motto. It doesn't mean I'm not occasionally sad, hurt, or disappointed. But it does mean the healing I've experienced and the good that has been slowly built into my daily comings and goings has become worthwhile to me; that God has heard both my cries…

Soul Food {October 2020}

I'm thankful for growth. I'm thankful for the fluidity of it, and the knowledge that learning is not regressing. I'm thankful for spaces and communities that foster growth. And I'm thankful to be who I am, even when I am not fully grown. Here's some media I was thankful to have along with me this…