A New Chapter of This Darling Adventure

Hello friends! It’s certainly been a while since we last connected and so much life has unfolded in the meantime. Shortly after my last post, I began working full-time, Andy and I bought our first little home just outside of Calgary, and then the world changed in the face of a global pandemic. In the years that followed, I turned 30 and we moved to a small lakeside hamlet near Edmonton, where we now live in a charming old farmhouse and recently celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. To say time has flown by is an understatement.

Over the last 7 years, there have been ups, downs and many in-betweens along with countless darling adventures. All the while, something has been quietly growing within me: a deep desire to create and write again. Yet, if I am honest, I have felt paralyzed with the fear of doing so. Perhaps it was a fear of what others may say. Or perhaps it was a fear of being misunderstood – or worse, criticized and even rejected – for sharing things so near and dear to my heart. Or perhaps it was a fear of the weightiness of the task at hand. Was this desire from the Lord? Would I be a wise and faithful steward of it? To what end? Some variation and combination of these fears and doubts have found a home in my heart and mind for far too long. 

Then in August, I said goodbye to life as I knew it and transitioned out of a job I loved dearly to work in the home full-time. While I am so grateful for the incredible opportunity to do so and the steadfast support and encouragement from my husband, friends and family, this transition has left me with many unanswered questions – questions about things like calling and purpose and who God created me to be and what kinds of things He may be inviting me to be a part of in this new season. Yet I recognize that these questions are not unique to me, but rather they are essential parts of what it means to be truly human. They are what compel us and propel us forward into the grand adventure of discovering all that the Lord has for us. 

So in this new season, in the midst of the wrestling and the struggling, I am choosing to push through the fear, the doubt and the uncertainty, and finally create and write again. My hope is to cultivate a community where we can spur one another on towards living a life well lived, rooted in Christ and His Word – to share from lived experiences and the messy middle of learning, practicing, wondering and growing.

As this new chapter of This Darling Adventure begins, I’m excited to share about the things that help to form our lives: creating beauty in the spaces we live, health and wholeness, hospitality and doing life with others, and adventures both close to home and around the world. Whether you’re seeking to deepen your faith, cultivate meaningful relationships, create beauty where you are, or simply learn to notice the wonder woven through everyday life, you are welcome here.

Come join me in the midst of the messy middle as we embark on this next chapter of this darling adventure we call life.