welcome

grandparents next door,
a rare, coveted blessing.
so much love, always.

the tapestry of
heritage, gently weaving
the richest story.

it takes a village.
but also courage, to open
our lives so fully.

So I did this thing this past year. And I wrote about it on the blog and my close friends knew about it, but I realized that just not that many people read this blog. Therefore, a lot of people didn’t realize I was doing it.

This thing is that I didn’t buy any new clothing all year. I went shopping for the first time yesterday and posted about it on Instagram. And I guess that is where people read what I write.

You guys! We almost made it! This is my very last blog post for 2016. And I’m so, so excited to tell you how this year went.

So, 2015 was the “Year of Yes!” Which was … exhausting. I did a lot of new things, tried a lot on for size. And learned what I love and what I don’t.

Trav and I went to Costa Rica in October to celebrate our fifth anniversary. It was such a great trip, but made so much better by the fact that my friends Laura and Nate live there and we got to visit with them!

a mom outnumbered.
a house of rowdy, sweet boys.
never a dull day.

but there is always:
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness.
spirit fruits abound.

I’ve known Cassie for 10 years. Wow. It’s weird that I can be old enough to say that. We played soccer together in college and I bet we are both still exactly as good as we were 10 years ago. Kidding.

She and Brian moved to Colorado a few years ago and it’s been so fun to reconnect a little bit. And after having the unbelievably unique privilege of attending her birth, I guess I could say we reconnected a lot. And I loved it!