Hello World!

Hello world. I’m glad you’re here. I hope that here you’ll find a place where you can grab a cup of coffee, or tea, or hot chocolate and sit down for a minute or two. I hope you’ll find the kind of place where friends can gather for conversation and catching up, a place where we can share the stories that make up our days.

I hope you’ll share your stories and I can share some of mine, and in the telling, we can get to know one another. We can laugh and cry and realize that we’re not alone in this big old world. Because all of us have good days and bad days, all of us have challenges and amazing moments, all of us have heartbreaking losses and epic wins, and all of us just need to laugh sometimes until the tears run down our faces, the kinds of wonderful moments that make it all worthwhile and bond us together. Most of all, I hope you’ll find a peaceful place in the chaos, wisdom in the experience of others, and a hug when you need it most.

‘Words of affirmation’ is my love language. I think that’s why I write. My family has always loved stories. I think that’s why I tell stories. I hope we can all tell our stories. I hope we can all share our experiences and our hard lessons and our surprising little discoveries.

“Because somewhere out there is someone who needs that story…And who with that story may have hope, or wisdom, or kindness, or comfort…that is why we write.” 
Neil Gaiman

Hello world. I pray that every word written here will be ‘full of grace, seasoned with salt.’ I pray that here you will find food for thought, encouragement for the day, and maybe a good laugh or two to take away for later.

Hello World! Welcome!