About

Life is far bigger than what I know,
with complex connections in constant flow.
It’s like a great river going where it will go,
and the drop that is me can only follow.

— from my song “Droplet”

I love to write, and I love using writing to explore big thoughts about life.

I’m currently finishing my debut middle grade novel about a group of kids who spark a revolution in an ancient totalitarian religious regime.

I’m also working on other stories and projects, which I’m finally beginning to submit to the world beyond my notebooks. See here for a current list of my publications.

On this blog, I post essays, poems, and songs from my journey of motherhood, writing, reading, growing in my mental health, and healing from spiritual trauma.

Sections of this blog

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1. 🌊 River Reflections (default section) — general updates and musings

2.🪷 Serenity Splashes — poems on coping with life

3.🎵 Song Stream — songs I write and record

4. 🏝️ Book Beach — a place to talk about books I read and love

5. ☔️ Parenting Puddles — notes from my parenting journey

6. 🖋️ Writer’s Waters — notes from the ebbs and flows of writing life

Nature photos

I feel lucky to live in these beautiful mountains of West Virginia, and I enjoy trying to capture its beauty with amateur photography. All photos here are my own. 📷

Mindfulness is my jam

The phrase “whatever the river brings” comes from one of my poems:

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So be a watcher on the rock,      
   not flailing in the swash,      
      drowning when I try to swim.      
          Sit still, apart; just watch.

Even when the current’s rough      
   and splashes, slaps, and stings,      
      watch what happens, only watch,      
          whatever the river brings.

— from the “S” poem in my “Alphabet Meditation Verses” sequence

Whatever life’s river sends my way, I want to stay steady on my rock of mindfulness—observing and connecting with my experience, instead of being lost in it.

Come join me as I learn and grow. 🩷