Renting a Car in Iceland: Everything You Need to Know for an Epic Road Trip
Iceland is one of those destinations that’s just dying for you to rent a car and explore. Of course, you can see Iceland on organized tours, but having your own…
How My Father’s Cruel Words Shaped My Life for 45 Years
“Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined.” ~Toni Morrison, Beloved My father was on the other side of my bedroom door, banging hard on it with the flat of…
How I Found Hope After a Life-Changing Diagnosis
In 2014, at the age of thirty-one, I was told that I might soon have serious difficulty walking. For months, my body had been sending me signals I did not…
5 Days in Sydney: The Perfect Itinerary for First-Time Visitors
Sydney had been on our travel list for a LONG time, but somehow, despite travelling the world full-time since 2008, we had never made it to Australia until recently. We…
I Used to Think Being Easy to Get Along with Was a Compliment
“Being easy to please is often mistaken for having no needs at all.” ~Unknown We’d been together four years when my husband turned to me in the car and asked,…
When You’re Doing Everything Right but Still Feel Lonely
“We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.” ~Albert Schweitzer I pick up my phone even though it has not made a sound. No missed…
5 Harmful Habits That Make a Stressful Day Even Worse
When I was little, I often felt as though I lived in two completely different worlds. My parents’ home was like an ice castle. Everything looked beautiful. Everything was orderly.…
How Being Authentic Taught Me to Love Myself
“Sometimes the hardest challenge isn’t receiving acceptance from God or other people; it’s receiving acceptance from ourselves.” ~Leigh Finke, Queerfully and Wonderfully Made Growing up as a pastor’s kid, I…
How I Rebuilt My Life After Devastating Loss
On August 22, 2018, my husband collapsed in our bedroom. Rudy was my best friend and my partner in every sense of the word. His last word was “911.” I…
When You Can’t Get Everything Right at Once
“I once heard someone say that a sign of enlightenment was the ability to say (and mean it) ‘Well, this isn’t what I want, but it’s what I got, so…