It's technically the time in between night and sunrise. Time is a weird soup. For all the humans who want to run away but choose to stay and lean in it--their faith, their strengths and values, their people. Grabbing her jacket from the chair, she slipped her arms into the patched light denim and pushed … Continue reading Midnight Promises
The one where we remember your flufflyness Note: I wrote this to and about Ed five days after he passed. There has only been a small amount of editing to make more sense sharing this15 months later. Memories have also been added. Hey buddy. I meant to share this a long time ago. You're a … Continue reading Dear Edward
I have said “goodbye” and “see you later” and hugged many people tight many times in the past eight months, with more that happened this month. I’ve been mentally preparing to goodbye to some favorite humans officially since last fall, all of us thinking we’d have a year left—I started thinking of lasts and presents … Continue reading Fare Thee Well, Ogres*
Anthony, my sister, and brother-in-law (more commonly referred to as Silas-in-law) gifted Mom a family photo shoot for her birthday this year. The last time The Voyles took family photos was December of . . . 2012? It was the year Ant and I were engaged and it was Christmas time . . . yep! … Continue reading Family Photos // Voylerwoodfam 2020
Yallwest this year has been cancelled and they switched it to an online event called Y'all Stay Home, to support the quarantine. I spent a lot of time Sunday night looking at the panels and the special events and scrolling through the authors who are participating. I can smell the ocean and the salt. I … Continue reading Quarantine Day 33 // On Writing, Reading, and Doing the Work
Dear Laundry, I have loved you as long as I can remember. Well, I've loved the washing and drying and the sorting prior to washing. I have never loved the putting away. When Ant and I got married, I was so excited to sit on the couch and fold laundry while watching a movie or … Continue reading Day 2 // Laundry
In which I share 10 wins from my personal life. Listing out good things is helping me keep life in perspective.
Today we both wore collared shirts to work. Anthony has been wearing one everyday for two months now. I wore my first one ever today. AND it has the name of the company on it! (It's the little things, people.) It's my second-ever company shirt. I received my first company t-shirt literally two days ago. … Continue reading On Living Our Best Life
This woman's fingerprints are all over my childhood--camping trips, summers, riding on the center console to the hair dresser's house. She was at every school play, graduation, hoe down, and choir performance. Less so as I grew up, got married, and moved 45ish minutes away, but it was an honor to write a small overview … Continue reading Dear Grandma, Love Tracy
For six years, Hannah Brencher and The World Needs More Love Letters (TWNMLL) have been sending out love letters during the holiday season. Over 12 days, 12 different people will receive a bundle of letters from people all around the world. This year's letter-writing campaign began last Monday, December 4th and the last request was … Continue reading Writing Love Letters, The Christmas Edition
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