The Seat By The Door

Today is the four-year anniversary of my dad’s passing. This year, as I reflect on his life, I’d like to challenge the way we deal with grief. Well, maybe not grief, but more specifically, those who grieve. It’s an uncomfortable topic. We all have the same sinking feeling in our chest when we hear the […]

Where Whimsy and Intentionality Meet

I’ve misunderstood love most of my life. I owe part of this to 70’s and 80’s piano ballads that played during car rides with my dad growing up. These songs set an expectation for what love is, usually categorized by overwhelming optimism in a ‘kumbaya’ kind of way or crushing heartbreak with absurdly catchy lyrics. […]

The Cross Means More

It’s been one year since my dad passed away unexpectedly. A shockingly quick, yet devastatingly long trip around the sun. Mondays still come as quickly as they used to, but the fabric of time seems to be stretched uncomfortably wide when an anticipated reunion with a loved one is now a lifetime away. In the […]