Category: Personal
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I almost quit the blog. Here’s what happened instead.
Dear Readers, It was my hope to post this in January, utilizing the momentum of the new year. The reality of living abroad during a pandemic with a team that is located in several different time zones is that things sometimes run slow, and the renovation was actually a lot more work than we originally…
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Dear Graduate (During a Global Crisis)
For those of you mourning the loss of celebrating graduation, I am too. Let’s talk about why you are actually this year’s MVP.
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You are the Soldier with the Spatula & that’s a Really Powerful Thing
As of July, Eric and I will have been at military life for 6 years. Our life has been preparedness for war since the day we got into this life. Here is what I can tell you about war. We often think of war as this overt act of battle. We think of troops in…
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The Empath & the Storm
With a pandemic on the rise, let’s talk about all things empathy, and the other important lessons to keep in mind during this time.
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Lets Crowd Heaven
Let’s make heaven crowded. Let’s invite the kind people, the mentally ill people, the downtrodden people, the confused people, the loud people, the questioning people, the black, white, and yellow people. Let’s invite the transgender people, and the foreign people. Let’s ask the all of the imperfect people. Lets take with us both the prostitutes…
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The Power of a Decade
Here’s what I know about decades. About a decade ago, I was expelled from high school. The girls that bullied me so bad that I ended up in the hospital contributed to breaking a sense of my self worth that took me the better half of a decade, a lot of lifestyle changes, and a…
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Christmas Retold
I used to read the story differently than I do now. As a child, I read the story literally. An angel came to Mary and told her she would have a son and he would be named Jesus and peace would be brought to the world. Her and Joseph would travel to a faraway land,…
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Invite Her ⇢ What Fail Proof Friendship Looks Like
Last night was my annual ornament party. I started hosting this party on the principle of ⇢ Invite Her. I wanted a way for people to eat and drink and talk without pressure and make friends and feel wanted during the holidays. The holidays suck for a lot of people. It need not suck worse…
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Schnitzel Binging Across the Pond – We made it to Germany
Guten Morgen Readers, As I write you this post I am sitting in a nearby bakery, sipping a cappuccino and eating a chocolate croissant made fresh this morning by the shop owner, Helga. It’s the quintessential experience we think of when one thinks of Europe, and I have fallen in love with it over the…
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PCSing Means Drinking Coffee from a Wine Glass
I was recently downing something jalapeño infused out of a perspiring copper mug with one of my best friends over lunch. We were talking about my blog as a whole, and how to grow it. She actually brought it up and said, “We need to get more people to read your material, have you considered…
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The Five Things you need to Decide Before you Change the World
Dear Reader, I am so excited to be adding the “Make a Difference” section to the blog. I think people getting intentionally involved in their community is a really cool thing. Whether you care about people, animals, the environment, or other, there is always a way we can improve life for one another. I have…
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Planting Seeds in Concrete – Lessons from a Burnout
Burnout has become a prominent, recognized, and shared experience worldwide. Its one of those super terrible seasons of life so many of us experience, but don’t talk about. This is a letter about overcoming, and more importantly, learning from burnout.
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A Letter to the Person Leaving Home for the First Time
A grounded letter to my first time travelers, my dreamers, my soul searchers, and my broken-hearted readers searching the globe for answers.