Category: Reflections

  • Anniversary on the Road in a Camper

    Anniversary on the Road in a Camper

    For our wedding anniversary this year, my husband and I originally thought about going somewhere in the city, having a nice dinner together, and doing the usual anniversary getaway. But then we thought, why not go camping instead? We recently bought a vintage 2000 hybrid pop-out camper, and this trip would be our first time…

  • Our First Tent Camping Trip With the Kids at Lake McConaughy

    Our First Tent Camping Trip With the Kids at Lake McConaughy

    This summer, we took our children on their first-ever tent camping trip, and somehow it felt fitting that the place we chose was Lake McConaughy, or Lake Mac, as most Nebraskans call it. Yes, you heard that right: tent camping with two little kiddos beside the water, sleeping together on foam and blankets, cooking our…

  • Why I Came Back to Writing

    Why I Came Back to Writing

    Sometimes I find myself entering a season where I simply want to share my life. Not every detail of it, but the reflections, the lessons, the questions, and the quiet thoughts that have been forming beneath the surface. There is something deeply vulnerable about writing them down and making them public. Even now, every time…

  • Surrendering My Sleep to God

    Surrendering My Sleep to God

    A few months ago, I walked through one of the hardest seasons of my life. I’ve shared parts of this journey before in my blog posts about my Spiritual Reset and the season of change I was walking through, but I wanted to share more honestly about what those weeks of insomnia were really like.…