Dear Matt, We’ve been married for six months today, and I have to say, I’m pretty proud of us. We haven’t starved once, we’ve never missed our rent payment, and we’re both employed (PTL!). I’ve learned a lot about you over the past half a year, some of which are trivial fun facts, others which […]

Isabella and Opa, two kindred spirits. Grandfather and granddaughter. Whenever they’re together there are giggles aplenty, and my dad’s hearty guffaw whenever she says/does something especially hilarious. My dad is a beekeeper in his spare time, and it’s only natural that Isabella now wants to tag along. So for her fifth birthday this past June, […]

The “Star Spangled Banner,” written Francis Scott Key, was a poem composed during the chaos of the Battle of Ft. McHenry during the War of 1812. Originally entitled “Defence of Ft. McHenry,” Key was inspired by very real, very dangerous bombs that were literally bursting in air, and rockets whose red glare was most perilous. […]

This past Sunday was our first with Church of the Epiphany, where Matt is serving as the interim youth pastor. I viewed the position as “Matt’s thing” until one of the women in the church told me, “you do realize that you were hired alongside your husband, right?” That scared me for about three seconds, […]