To new beginnings...

Welcome to my (new) little corner of the world!

I have always been a fan of Carole King's Tapestry album, other than the song, "Where You Lead," which is ironic, since I am one of those crazy Gilmore Girls fans who waited impatiently for the revival in November and then watched the whole thing that day. As a child of the 80s, my Carole King fandom does not quite fit, but there are a lot of things about me that don't quite fit. I am learning to be okay with that.

I would like to say that I am starting a new blog because I have some sort of fresh insight or focus, but the truth is, I completely blanked on the password to my old blog. So I am starting fresh. I named it "Tapestry" partially as a tribute to Ms. King, but also because most of my blogging tends to be a conglomeration of whatever is on my mind. Sort of like...a tapestry. Sometimes the back side that shows all the mistakes and looks completely chaotic; sometimes (very occasionally!) a glimpse of the ordered, well-organized side available for public viewing.

So, who am I?

First and foremost, a child of God.

Then, I am a wife. Mom. Daughter. Sister. Friend. Program Director for a nonprofit.

Sometimes I like to write about deep, spiritual things - stuff that God is teaching me.

Other times, I write about parenthood (more specifically, foster parenting and the foster to adopt process) and how cute our little 14 month old guy is. We are going through a rough "season," better known as teething, in which he wakes up whimpering 1-2 times per night. I have been up since about 5:15 am this morning. The kid, of course, is fast asleep again!

Sometimes you will hear my random thoughts on pop culture, politics (very rarely!), coffee, my health/fitness journey, book reviews, etc.

My tapestry is clearly quite comfortable.

So welcome! Grab some coffee and a snack and join me. Maybe we will even somehow piece together a book out of this mess.