now that i’ve had my first cup of coffee, my mind is a little more alert- i’m sitting at the dining room table with only the sound of my dog chomping away at a rawhide bone as my background music. i’ve been thinking a lot about the idea of control. the concept of being in […]
i found a book at the library called ‘the sound of paper’. it’s about re-discovering your passion in whatever it is that you love (for me, it is writing) and i absolutely adored every single page. my beautifully thoughtful boyfriend bought me a copy of this book, and i’ve been carefully combing over what i […]
my oldest friend in the world is meredith, whom i’ve mentioned before. the other day we were having one of those “this is tough” conversations- i was sharing some things with her that were hard for me to put into words, she was offering the wisdom that comes so naturally to her. before we said […]
i’ve decided to do a ‘katie lately’ part three… (you can find part one & part two here) mostly because i really like creating these and sharing the things i love with you guys but also because i, almost on a daily basis, tell someone about something i’m currently crazy about and they’re like, “what […]
it’s 6:43 in the morning. that isn’t significant at all. just sharing. i have been thinking about how much i miss writing on actual paper. the other night i was reading through some of my old journals- dating all the way back to 2007- and remembering how much more inspired and calm i felt from […]
my dad’s birthday will be this week. i think about how he was never interested in celebrating himself, he always wanted to celebrate my mom. God and amanda were the central joys in his life. you could not spend more than 5 minute with my father and not know this. and now that it’s just […]
trying to eat some oatmeal before I start typing this. all of the things that I write on an empty stomach end up sounding depressing. this scripture has followed me around all week: “your love has always been our lives’ foundation, your fidelity has been the roof over our world.” – psalm 89:2 MSG i […]
