My thoughts
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Better Days, Better Dreams
In my dreams, I am often traveling. Somewhere foreign, usually by an ocean. I am alone, or accompanied by some random person from my past that doesn’t really mean much in my present life. I am often filled with adrenaline and excitement, trying to capture a beautiful moment with my camera. I am on my Continue reading
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Enough For Today
Moments of clarity come, falling into my heart like snow, covering the dust and dirt, the anxiety and confusion, creating a new landscape of white. I am thankful. Deep down in my bones. My boot-covered feet crunch as I walk across our lawn to the mailbox, making new footprints in the white powder. I inhale Continue reading
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They’re Raising Me
I’ve been baking bread a lot lately. It’s strange, it’s not something I ever thought I’d enjoy. They say you’re either a cook or a baker, and I am definitely not Betty Crocker. Baking (and most crockpot recipes) bother me because you have to follow instructions carefully. You can’t really just add in a dash of Continue reading
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We Walk On
I have an announcement to make: everybody feels like they are faking it. We are all just along for the ride, and really have no clue what we are doing or where we are going. Even moments of confidence and accomplishment feel so short-lived. Life comes at you the older you get, and parenthood adds Continue reading
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The Birth of Wyatt Everest
When I sit down to try to write about my son’s birth, it seems so clinical, like I am just reciting facts, something that happened so someone else. It’s a funny thing about having a baby. Most people want to know stats and numbers: how much did he weigh, how long he was, how long Continue reading
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Here’s To The Fools Who Dream
Remember when you were 19 and the whole world was yours? It was so open and astounding and you knew you could conquer it. You were convinced your life had deep meaning and purpose. You knew it was your destiny to change the world. So you took risks. You went out on a limb. You Continue reading
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His Strength Is Mine
It’s funny how life comes back around in cycles. I often find myself in the same place, learning the same lessons over again which I thought I had conquered years ago. I guess your own history repeats itself. Nothing really changes, but everything does. The universe is more circular than we realize. And our inner selves Continue reading
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All the Right Reasons- Thoughts on Pregnancy, Love & Staying Fit
I’ve always had a disdain for exercise. Maybe because I am not athletic, or because when I was younger I didn’t think I needed it because I had a super high metabolism and could eat whatever I wanted and stayed skinny. Maybe it’s because it was forced on me when I attended a strict Christian Continue reading
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Where’s Jesus?
Every night, I pray with Aurelia. Sometimes it feels special and even sacred. Mostly it feels like routine, and occasionally just meaningless words. Lately, she’s been talking and communicating and understanding more than I could have imagines for someone who is not even 2 yet. The past week or so, when we pray she asks Continue reading
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Free Because of the Brave
Today I woke up, and I have the choice to do what I want with my day. I can openly speak about what is on my heart to say, I can express my opinion through writing words, and even publish it for the whole world to see online. I can disagree with you. I don’t Continue reading
Brooke Gale LouvieR 