Guess what I discovered today? A letter in my desk written on September 19, 2011, addressed as such: “Letter to Lydia from Lydia to be opened in 5 years – Summer 2016.” It was part of an end-of-summer scavenger hunt I did with Emily, and I had almost forgotten about it. As I read over… Continue reading A Letter to Myself … from Five Summers Ago
I have 29 days before school starts again. And would you believe it … I actually told my mom today that I wish school would hurry up and get here sooner. I need my routine back – and my kids to love back. However … I also know that these last lingering days of summer… Continue reading August Delights
Well. That was a first. Spending the night in the airport … waiting for the re-assigned flight at 7:30am, shivering on a cold, vinyl chair, knowing sleep would never come to me till I got home. Of course I was bitterly disappointed to know that I’d be spending my 14-hour layover on the East Coast… Continue reading Airport Renderings at 4:30am
I’ve been to worlds of madness – silliness, foolishness – yet the heart of life at the same time. I’ve been to secret obsessions and silent pleas to be rid of said obsessions. I’ve been to lonely nights grieved with teardrops. I’ve been through building up – and breaking down – – the breaking down… Continue reading This is Where I’ve Been
A few years ago, I found a list of things to do before you turn 30. Since I was compiling my own list of things to do before I turned 30, I was quick to look through it and add a few of their suggestions. One of those suggestions was to write letters to the… Continue reading Five People Who Have Most Impacted My Life
There’s a popular Christian song that starts out, “No one ever told me this would be easy … but I never knew that it could be this hard.” And every Friday when I stumble home, exhausted from another week of teaching, I feel just how true those words are. I often struggle to keep my… Continue reading The Truth about Work … and the False Promise of the American Dream
[Disclaimer: this is not a post about me disapproving of tattoos. There are many tattoos that my friends and family members have that I think are great. This is just my own personal journey of decision-making.]One time I had someone ask me if I would ever get a tattoo. I responded with, “If there was… Continue reading Doulos: the Mark of a Slave [or To Ink or Not to Ink?]
I remember that journal I had when I was a kid and it had check-boxes for all the things that made me feel “grown-up”. And now suddenly those things on that list are all things I’m expected to do on my own with no one praising me because I did it right … It’s a… Continue reading 10 Ways to Better Embrace My Late Twenties
2014 – you came and then – you went. Probably the most momentous year of my life to date since almost every major life change happened for me. With all that was accomplished, there were definitely moments of hardship, struggle, and challenge. Yet I wouldn’t change it for the world. The picture review below couldn’t… Continue reading 2014 – The Year in Pictures
I bought this journal today when I was driving home almost on a whim. I say “almost” because yes, it was a sudden decision & not planned for days in advance like most of my far-fetched ideas. But it wasn’t a sudden idea nor a foreign one. You see, I’ve been thinking a lot about… Continue reading Do It with Passion … or Not at All
The Vintage Girl 