A Season of Becoming
Remember 2020? I graduated college just in time — sliding across the finish line as the world shut down and classes moved online. While many students were figuring out a virtual summer in a beautiful college town, I was packing my bags. I had waited years for this moment. I was finally free. Free to…
Choosing Joy — Inch by Inch
I used to live with a low-grade bitterness that followed me like a shadow. In my younger years, I spent a lot of time regretting decisions and wishing life had unfolded differently. It took me longer than I’d like to admit to realize that this way of living was draining the joy out of everything.…
Finding Purpose in an Unexpected Place
Somewhere between the pages of Adolescence and Being a Grown-Up, I must have missed the chapter on making friends. For someone with a six-cylinder social battery, this should have been relatively easy. Years of theater productions, small groups, and social gatherings introduced me to some truly wonderful people. And yet, I was still missing something—a…
