My great grandmother, Flossie, passed away in March. Her funeral was the last to be held in our small town before the coronavirus pandemic caused all events and gatherings to be cancelled. Flossie was a spunky, smart, witty woman. She was a true badass and she was never afraid to say what she was thinking. […]
A Back to School Reminder
This is a pretty special semester. It’s the last semester of my degree where I’ll be heading back to the typical classroom setting. It’s also my little sister’s first ever semester of university. She just moved onto campus and watching her excitement is unreal. It makes me so proud of her and it reminds me […]
A Letter to My Hometown
To the town that raised me: Thank you for being the vessel for a wonderful childhood. Thank you for raising my parents and my parents’ parents. Thank you for being safe and supportive. Thank you for giving me the best friends a person could ask for; friends who I’ve known since birth that still stand […]
The Power of Home
You always hear people say ‘stop to smell the roses’… but how often do we actually listen? There is something breathtaking in every day and it could be as simple as the clouds in the sky, the birds chirping in a tree or the night sky illuminated by the stars. These beautiful things are all […]
