Well friends, yesterday was a momentous day. I said goodbye to the wisdom of my youth and finally had my wisdom teeth extracted. I must admit that going into yesterday's procedure, I felt uneasy. I wasn't worried about the surgery itself, nor was I concerned about the pain. I wasn't even concerned about the recovery… Continue reading Chipmunk Cheeks & Surrender: Learning to Trust God in the Unknown
What is my purpose? Human beings have asked some variation of this age-old question since the beginning of time. There are some people who seem to be born knowing exactly what their purpose is. They wake up in the morning knowing precisely what they were born to do and they go do it. For others… Continue reading Cultivating Purpose: A Simple Guide for Clarity & Direction
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… Continue reading A New Chapter of This Darling Adventure
Growing up, I was a bit awkward to say the least. I didn't quite fit into the stereotypical boxes of a girl from southern California. I hung out with most cliques at some time or another: the athletes, the nerds, the skater kids, the popular crowd, and the loners (yes, I hung out by myself… Continue reading I Am Not a World-Changer
What is my life rooted in? It seems I have been asking myself this question quite a lot lately after writing Roots & Prunes. So for the last few days I've been doing a bit of digging to see what lies beneath the surface of my own heart. Some call it "soul searching." I call… Continue reading Rooted In Love
I used to believe I had it all together. I had a schedule to follow, obligations to keep, things to arrange. I was someone and what I did was important. This all changed when Andy and I moved and I began looking for a new job. I assumed that employers would see that I was… Continue reading Roots & Prunes
Just a note of encouragement for today: On a particular hike up a mountain in New Zealand, Andy and I came close to what we thought was the summit. Suddenly the path veered away and began leading us in an entirely different direction. I felt discouraged and even frustrated because the summit we had bypassed… Continue reading Mountain-Top Moments: Thoughts on Perspective
Hi friends! Happy one year anniversary to us! It has been a whole year since we have begun this darling adventure together and it has been amazing! So thank you for being up for the adventure! It is SO good for you to be here and this place would definitely not be the same without… Continue reading This Grand Masterpiece
Hi friends! I hope all is well with you wherever you are today. It is SO good for you to be here. This place just would not be the same without you. Welcome, welcome! I don't know if you can resonate with this, but can I just say that I feel like it is time...… Continue reading This Too Shall Pass
Happy Halloween everyone and welcome to another week here on This Darling Adventure! It is SO good that you are here! A few days ago we received our first big dumping of snow here in the North and boy howdy has it been beautiful. There is a sort of excitement in the air for the… Continue reading Take Time for Detours
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