With my wheels rolling and “Welcome to Virginia” in my rearview mirror, I realized I was leaving being known. The white house that knew my name, the church on the corner, and the friends who grew from playing on the playground to dancing at prom were all a part of home that remained resting in […]
Category: Salt & Light
A New Trail, A New Chapter
I think I first fully realized the weight of it as my feet pounded the dark earth, the still green leaves bearing the first hints of fall as they danced with the idea of fleeing their branches. This would be the last time I would run the ground of home as I knew it— home […]
Listen
Only 21 days until I pack up and move 200 miles south. I have traveled a lot this summer. I have had plenty of quiet mornings to enjoy the sun shining over the mountain and wonder. Yet I feel like my words aren’t ready to be released to the world of the internet. I have […]
How A Story Ends
My favorite stories are the ones that end openly, the ones that let me wonder. I think those stories feel true. Because life usually doesn’t wrap up stories with definite endings. Most of the time our stories end with questions, with unknown. One ending marks the beginning of a new story, a beginning that’s sometimes […]
Exciting News for Becoming Emma!!!
I have exciting news here on the blog today! As a way to remind me of life’s simple joys, I will be devoting a new section of my blog to sharing an inside scoop of the little things that are reminding me of God’s goodness and beauty. I will be sharing an assortment of music, […]