We snuck away into the Blue Ridge Mountains for a couple days, just us three. It was exactly what we needed after an intense summer of Aaron’s CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) program. We rested by doing what we normally do with different scenery — cooler weather, a gorgeous blue horizon, and lots of cows and…
Alleluia, Christ is risen! Last week we welcomed family and friends to witness Emelia’s baptism. It was a beautiful, simple service with our community on campus. Warm evening light came in through the windows while the water was blessed and scooped up over her head. Loved ones surrounded us and we all lit up with…
Since moving to Virginia in August, we visited a new church almost every week in search of a place we could settle into as a family. Autumn’s leaves welcomed us into this months long journey and Washington D.C.’s famous cherry blossoms ushered us out. In that time my tiny newborn grew into a wiggly, almost…
2021, you were an incredible year. The first half of the year Aaron and I worked from home together, took long walks, and wondered what it would be like to be parents. The second half of the year we slept a little less, smiled/laughed/cried a little more as we unpacked in a new city with…
This month marks our fifth wedding anniversary. It’s been an incredible few years as we’ve supported each other through school, an enlistment, therapy, new jobs and passions, faith exploration, parenthood, and more. The last month or two has felt extra special as we watched two big dreams become reality. Welcoming Emelia Last month we welcomed…
A weekend or two ago Aaron and I took a drive up north to New Hampshire for a change of (social-distanced) scenery and to visit the Canterbury Shaker Village. In school I remember hearing about religious groups like the Quakers and Shakers but its especially neat to live in a region of the country where you can visit pieces of…