relationally, this has got to be one of the most spread out times of life. literally everyone is in a different place. i scroll through my facebook home page and see photos of brand new babies, of boyfriends and bouquets, weddings, unflattering moments from parties (and weddings), new apartments and houses and announcements about getting [...]

every year around this time i struggle to face the reality of the changing season and the cold and wet that comes with it. to describe it as ‘abrupt’ is an understatement. this past summer was a short one and it was good, but more like a hot spell, not prolonged, but pronounced and demanding. [...]