Nine Down
2019: Man. What a year. I was awoken this morning by Emmy, my 3yo, screaming in the bathroom. She had an accident, there was pee everywhere, and mornings are already not my thing. And now that I'm typing this I'm remembering that the load of pee-covered items is still...
Stack the Stones
Over the summer we took a trip up to Albuquerque to see the Naturopath that helped us get pregnant with Emmy years ago. It was a strange experience, being back in that place. The first time we went we had a... "memorable" experience to say the least, something we...
Global Handmade
I often wonder what it would be like to go back in time and tell my old self to calm the heck down. All the things I worried about, knowing how they've resolved and turned out now, I wonder if it would help or not. I've been a little MIA on the blog this past year, I...
Rats + Seeds
I've mentioned before that I don't quite know how to write about infertility. I've tried a million times, but it always comes across super bitter, angry, or way too medical. It's a difficult thing to wrap your head around, let alone invite others into the process with...
Beauty in the Breaking
Nathan is Best Man material. I say this because he has been in two weddings so far, and has been the Best Man in each. He's also the Best Man for a wedding this upcoming June. So, Best Man x 3. He's not the type to have a thousand acquaintances; he has a few...
Stitching
I have no problem in admitting that I struggle with contentment. NONE. I feel like, why deny the facts? Contentment is a struggle for practically every person I know, so why not just come clean about it? This contentment struggle goes deep, into every area of my life...
33 Things
Last year, I wrote this post on 32 things I was thankful for, and I've been thinking about it lately. I may have accidentally created a birthday tradition that is deeply meaningful to me, so why not carry it on? 2018 was... rough for us. There were some really low...
Eight Down
Nathan and I got married on a snowy day eight years ago... yesterday. It was crazy that it was snowing- we maybe get one snow day a year on the reg down here. And that year, it just happened to be our day. It was special, but like we weren't prepared AT ALL, and my...
Joyful & Triumphant
Oh, Christmas. You beautiful/stressful/joyful/memory making time, you. We're 7 days away from Christmas today, and I know that because Ella has been overly attentive to her "countdown chain" since December 1st. Somehow my house is quiet, and the stars aligned for me...
You’re Going To Win
I should mention that I wrote this about a year and a half ago. But since my brain is mush lately, when I found it I was like, "YAAAS. Thank you, old Erica, for saving my lazy BEhind today." Psalm 27:13-14 (NLT) Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s...
