There is a story my family  reads every Christmas Eve. While my family has always been one of little traditions, this particular one has been especially meaningful and, well, special. The story tells the tale of a small boy, barefoot and ragged, wandering alone on Christmas Eve. We walk with him through the story as he…… Continue reading New Year, New You

My experience at Yoga the other night has had me thinking. I absolutely loved every minute of it, but more than that, I love that this quest I am on to take over my health and make it my own has already taken me back to the place where I felt most out of control.…… Continue reading ‘Healing’

I am a girl. I am a nurse. I was a dancer. I have Crohns Disease. I like coffee. Even though I am me, I am somehow still always trying to work myself into a simple definition, as if all of me is too much. Trying to find one attribute, characteristic, or skill that somehow…… Continue reading Definition

There is a 9ft Christmas tree “standing” in my living room right now. I say “standing” because in reality, it is leaning. Supported by multiple strands of fishing line, secured to hooks recently fashioned into the front wall of my house, placed with the purpose of holding up my Christmas tree. Good planning one may say,…… Continue reading Intentional change

Let me begin by making one thing clear, this is not a New Year’s Resolution blog. I am not starting in January for a reason. These changes, and this documentation of them, represent a new lifestyle and a new focus for me and my body. They are not related to a new year or a…… Continue reading My Body is a Temple