Start Here
An introduction
I’ve always been someone who struggles with these ‘about me’ headings. Where am I supposed to start? Do I begin at the literal beginning, when I was born in Ohio to loving parents and a big sister. Do I include the memories made eating lunches in backyard playsets that were actually fortresses or tell of how wildly good I am at spotting shapes in the clouds from time spent on our trampoline, marveling at the sky.
Do I explain how I managed to make it through high school utterly unscathed and still have the same best friend? Or do I start in college where I decided to be a nurse, built a healthy foundation in my walk with God, and met my husband? Do I tell of our love? Of the last ten years we’ve been together. Of the house we’ve built around two small girls. Of the careers we chose and the careers we wish we would have followed instead. Of the love and lessons and light and loss.
Where do I begin to explain the version of me that has ended up in your inbox? The time it took to nurture this version of me. The years it took to build up the confidence. The days it took to overcome the self-made boundaries. The hours it took to convince myself that I was good enough for this. The minutes it took to press submit. The seconds it took to doubt.
Maybe that’s all you want to know. Or maybe you want to know all the little details. If you do, just ask - I’ll answer. But I think, I’ll be broader and say this: There are little bits of my life that are imprinted on my fingertips. Parts of who I am that will show up between every line you read. You will learn all about me there. So, for now, here is this takeaway on myself:
I am absolutely consumed with gratitude that you picked me. That you chose to be in my corner and subscribe to my words. I will write about little bits of everything while putting little bits of me in each post. I will show up for you as you show up for me. I will be true to myself in every word and sentence that comes across your screen. We will converse together. We will grow together.
Maybe this tells you everything you need to learn about me. Maybe this leaves you with more questions. For now, I hope it’s enough. For now, I hope we continue to grow together.
Let’s continue the conversation:
What is something you’d like to know about me?
What is something you want me to know about you?
Want to read more Little Bits of Everything?
A letter about the hardships of Motherhood
A note on time and loss and love spanning Ten Years
A letter on the toxic Postpartum Bounce Back Culture in our society and how to change the conversation
A popular short story on Walking in Love
The Magic of Motherhood and what my children will remember
A letter to a grandmother that I lost too soon, What I Would Say Now
