everyday souls

I was taking a walk the other day and noticed one small, beautiful yellow leaf amongst a multitude of dead brown ones. It struck me.   I just want to…

  I took a risk recently. I decided to try something new.   And that makes me nervous, because I might get into a place where I’m not in control…

  Rest has been my theme this week. It’s been peeking out of the books I pick up, jumping up in random conversation, and just seems to have planted itself…

Do you know where the word comfort comes from? It comes from the same root as the word fortify.   To comfort someone is to fortify them. To build them…

"You're doing something wrong."   Sometimes when life is rough, when you're tired and simple things are hard – it's the next subconscious thought. Something is wrong. My heart is…

I’m a verbal processor. I can talk… a lot. I’ve been considering my words recently. There’s a lot of power behind the things you choose to say. We’re made in…

Dear you, Introductions are hard. I’m actually not even sure I really believe in them. Swapping facts, small talk—that never made me feel known.   I don’t remember the first…