Life is a mix of light and dark. Silver linings are everywhere.
Walking into the clinic in Boulder, there was a barrier between the front door and the street. Regardless, I had seen the group of protestors outside as we parked. As we got closer, I could hear them chanting “Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee”. I knew…
My grandparents’ house was an oven of retained heat from the earlier sunny afternoon. Both aging into their eighties, the house and my grandparents soaked up the heat into their brittle bones to warm their thinning skin and frailer bodies. In consideration to my six month old son and I,…
One of my life long dreams is to be my own boss. For my entire career, starting in college, I have been a loyal corporate…
My mom and I were pioneers in our small home town. She was a brave, single mom who decided to raise me alone when…
Five hours later and I’ve completed my driving shift. I consider myself a fairly capable woman- I take care of most of the maintenance on…
Ohio is now safely behind us and we are enjoying the lingering rays of light in Kentucky. The few times I’ve driven this long route…

I’m Sarah. I live an ordinary life with my husband and son. We are blessed beyond measure. Traveling as a family and as a couple is our life blood. I have run the corporate rat race and have decided to stop running. I am now focused on our extraordinary little life and the everyday adventures. I wouldn’t believe my life story if it wasn’t true.
Welcome to my life. I am a Northern girl who has planted deep roots in Southern ground. Family is everything when love is your generational wealth. We all belong to each other, and we are all walking each other home.
My grandparents’ house was an oven of retained heat from the earlier sunny afternoon. Both aging into their eighties, the house and my grandparents soaked up the heat into their brittle bones to warm their thinning skin and frailer bodies. In consideration to my six month old son and I, a window unit air conditioner…
“Instead I have learned things in the dark that I could have never have learned in the light, things that have saved my life over and over again, so that there is really only one logical conclusion. I need darkness as much as I need light.” Barbara Brown Taylor “Protect me from evil spirits that…
It was a fluke. Simply bad luck that our baby girl had T18 that was not likely to repeat itself. Our doctors and genetic counselors gently encouraged us to try again if we still felt our family was incomplete with one child. Graham and I had many discussions and often changed our minds. Hope was…