If you're a serial writer or a collector of things you've created in the past, do you ever add something to the collection that's so different from the broader body of work that you think you might just need to start over with a whole new creative identity? That's me, on New Year's Eve, 2025. …
High Walls
"A rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his imagination." --Proverbs 18:11 If anything is to be envied by wise folks in the current world, it's preparedness. Remember 2 years or so ago, when nobody had toilet paper? I had just bought our normal package of the stuff from …
Unto us, a child is Given: Part 3
The final chapter—what a relief! When we left off, Given had come through her scary moments immediately after birth, and we were discharged for home. I was ready to dive into the wonderful, relaxing postpartum period that defines home birth, as evidenced by the photo below, which I posted to Instagram the day we got …
Unto us, a child is Given, Part 2
I had high hopes for my home birth, tied more to the prospect of what would happen AFTER her birth than during. I knew I could handle the birth, and that it would be easier and more comfortable in my own house, and all that sounded great... but I was in it for the afterglow. …
Unto us, a child is Given, Part 1: Given’s Birth Story
***This post contains plain descriptions and photos of physiologic childbirth (no nudity or graphic images) Photo credit: Wendy Harbison Photography I cannot recommend Wendy or her work enough... if you are at all local to the east-central Alabama area, find her on Facebook and put her talent to work for your family! What a …
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The 25-Hour Day
Spring is busy, isn't it? Busy for nature, busy in our careers, busy if you have children... Trees and flowers aren't the only things sprouting new growth this time of year, and it can be a wonderful and taxing time to be alive. For us, the months of March and April kicked life into overdrive. …
Call and Answer
I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while. Things are... really different than the last time I shared with you on this platform, and there's a lot to tell. (for another blog--this one has a specific focus, but I will post another with practical updates and loads of good news as soon as I finish …
Beach healing
What is like the beach? For me, it's a paradise of salt and sand and wonderful self-expression. I love the grit under my feet, the changing textures of wet, firm sand near the wash and the soft, powdery crunch as you near the dunes on a dry day. My skin and hair go from their …
Counting it joy
This life is not all joy. It isn't supposed to be. I'd much rather share stories of happiness and success than to tell you all again that we've lost another baby. Yet, here we are. Two healthy, easy, wonderful pregnancies and births, two perfect little boys growing up every day, followed by two inexplicable and …
And, if not, God is still good
It’s never easy to share news of a loss, especially on a platform like this where you hadn’t even shared the joy in the first place—sorry, dear blogosphere, but it’s been a busy few weeks! We conceived a baby last month, and were blissfully six weeks along when we discovered it wasn’t viable and we …
Life in the Miles 