Sometimes I sit down to write and the words just come to me, other times I sit here for hours and seem to delete more than I actually keep. Tonight is one of those nights. It’s one of those nights where I type and type and type but then I delete and delete and delete because I […]

One gas station. One water tower. One grocery store. One four-way stop. To some a small town of 2,200 people does not have much to offer, but to me it is everything. Sure it may not be as glamorous as big city living, but it’s a place where you know your neighbors, where you wave at […]

Some old fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat. A year ago, I never would have thought I would be where I am today. I was a tired, stressed and sleep deprived college student just trying to make it to graduation. I took so much for granted and would have done anything […]

“You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it.”  This quote has been playing in my head over and over again for the past few months. It was there when I decided to give myself a year […]