August 2016

Every year, we buy bushels of tomatoes and begin the process of i pomodori . We wash, cut, fill, and squish the tomatoes in jars and then cook them for hours in a large saucepan over a flame outside.       For me, it's really special because I grew up wit…

Today I'm 27.  This year has been a whirlwind of events, some anticipated, some joyous, and  some totally unexpected.  But I'm grateful for all of the moments.  All of the little details and mishaps and laughs. God surrounded me with …

I wrote this when I was flying back home from Florida. The sky was an array of changes that day... all beautiful in their own likeness. As I write this I cant help but feel so small. I'm thousands of feet up in the air in a small seat crunched between …

Summertime is always the best time to unwind and get away for a bit. My family and I traveled to Estero Island which is a small island off of Fort Meyers Beach in Florida. We had never been to the western part of Florida, so we decided to venture there. It turned …

When I was in college, I had a friend who had participated in numerous pageants. She was beautiful and her photographs made me want go pick up a silky long gown and join one myself.  So I did.  I dragged my Mom along on another wild idea of mine into the Pageant…