Ok. I’m going to try to get through this without crying but I’m a Campbell and we cry at Oreo commercials so, ya’ know… This is not my first rodeo when it comes to loss, in the past 4 years, I’ve planned more funerals and cried more tears than I ever thought possible in this… Continue reading The Passing of a Patriarch
Happy Birthday, My Sweet Boy. Today you would turn four! I can't even wrap my brain around what that would look like. My sometimes empty arms ache to hold you and squeeze you as you prepare for a new milestone like the first day of preschool - I bet you would be wicked smart like… Continue reading You’re Four.
Fall is my favorite season. I know that's super original. Me, like pretty much every other Starbuck's-loving, boot and sweater-wearing, mini-driving basic momma out there. It's always been my favorite. The crackle of the leaves when I walked to elementary school, the smell of the bonfires in high school, the color of the campus trees… Continue reading {When} Octobers are Hard
I was just telling a friend this week that often my inspiration for writing or creating comes from others and usually in a conversation. I am all extrovert and a social processor - which is as super duper fun for my engineer introvert husband, as you can imagine. #helovesme Don't feel bad, he knew what… Continue reading I Want to {Inspire}
Food is a thing for me. I love food "like a chubby kid loves cake" - I'm the chubby kid. {You can laugh, this is a funny.} Food makes me feel better and sends a beautiful stream of memories through my mind. Not just eating food, but seeing it, cooking it, smelling it. All of… Continue reading Nothing Like a Little {Comfort} Food
I'm cheating a little with today's challenge. This is a throwback to my very favorite story of hope. At a time in our life when I had no idea where to go or what to do God showed up BIG! He blessed us with our sweet rainbow boy and answered a prayer that we prayed… Continue reading Promise of {Hope}
Recently I had a chat with my 9-year-old about 4th grade girl recess drama...who plays with who, who sits by who, who is first friends or best friends with who and I was reminded that a sense of belonging runs deep. God created us with a desire to {be} with each other; a longing to… Continue reading {belong}
I did a Bible study once called "Why We Believe What We Believe", it had a super long subtitle too, that I can't quite remember right now and since the point of this quick write is to stay under 5 minutes of rambling, I'm not gonna go look. #sorrynotsorry #ihopeyoustillloveme Anyway, it was a decent… Continue reading What if I’m Wrong… {Why} {Believe}
I am afraid of clowns. For real. They scare the literal pee out of me. My actual friends and family no longer taunt me about this and they recognize it as an actual thing - so no joke clowns in my car or on my desk or randomly on my social media pages. I avoid… Continue reading Dude, Clowns are Creepy…{Afraid}
There's something pure to me about a hymn. I grew up in church and had most of the well-known hymns memorized as a child. I can still hear the voices singing in that old Baptist church tone. I can still hear my late-mother's voice ring with the tones of I'll Fly Away and Amazing Grace.… Continue reading This is my {Story}, This is my Song
