It was the house. That was one of the hardest parts for me; the house. Growing up, I had a difficult time feeling “in control”, so one of the ways that I managed that was to keep my room meticulously clean. Every day. All the time. Of course, as I got older and I ventured […]

I’ve been told that I have am reckless with my heart…that I don’t protect my greatest gift with enough armour. And this may be true. My heart has certainly endured some deep wounds over the years. From friends, from family, from the greatest of loves. But the reality of who I am is this — […]

I love special occasions.  I always have.  The anticipation alone is one of my favourite things. Having said that, I’ve always struggled to let go of the moment.  I would do everything possible to keep the feeling going. And I do this with a lot of things. I keep tags on my clothes for a […]

We think we know ourselves. We think we know what we’re capable of as parents and spouses and humans. We think we know the depths of our strength and our love and our courage. We think we know all of this…until we realize that we don’t. Until we sit in a room watching our life […]

This picture was taken six months after I gave birth to my daughter. The beach was empty.  The air was warm.  And I was terrified. I showed up on this day because I had spent the majority of my life battling the exterior I was given.  I didn’t know how to love or appreciate or […]

I once knew a guy that didn’t have any mirrors in his house. Not a single one. We met back in my early twenties through a group of mutual friends. We had matching souls at the time; both struggling. Both cracked. Both trying desperately to close our hearts off from the world. We spent a […]