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  • marriage Motherhood Writing

    Cleaning My Closet

    The hangers rattle across the curtain rod, the metal on metal scratching with each shove back and forth. Then, I pause at the bright yellow pencil skirt—I can’t remember the last time I wore…

    March 19, 2021
  • Farming Writing

    Love Letters In My Backyard

    It was a gray spring day; the buds on the trees were just starting to bloom. I walked across the kitchen floor, and my bare feet slid across the carpet. Looking out the window,…

    March 9, 2021
  • Motherhood Writing

    After Dark // A Love Story

    I walk into the half-lit room, a soft glow from one single bulb. The only sound I hear is my bare feet sliding across the hardwood floors. I hold my breath, not wanting to…

    February 19, 2021
  • Farming Writing

    Unrealized Dreams

    One of my dreams was to live in a city. I don’t know why I was fixated on a life in the city. Maybe it was because of the movies I watched growing up.…

    January 15, 2021
  • Motherhood Writing

    Writing Over the Noise

    I walk over to the calendar and put my finger on the square that has written in pencil, “Rhett’s first day of school!” It’s only four days away. Earlier that morning I woke up…

    September 13, 2019
  • Writing

    Why I Write

    Many years ago, I stood nervously behind a heavy gold curtain, waiting to go on stage at my first dance recital, it was right before Christmas. The lights dimmed, the curtains opened and the…

    March 27, 2019
  • Motherhood Writing

    Finding Myself in the Laundry

    While the kids are happily playing together, I retreat to the laundry room. The laundry room also doubles as my study. I always feel rushed when taking time for myself, not knowing how long…

    November 2, 2018