30 Days of Thanks - Day 5

Day 5: Love and equality getting some ridiculously overdue respect. Hooray Illinois!

30 Days of Thanks - Day 4

Day 4: Phone dates with The Most Fabulous Sister on the planet.

30 Days of Thanks - Day 3

Day 3: Stunning fall colors on fire

30 Days of Thanks - Day 2

Day 2: Long chats with sweet friends and sassy grandmas.

30 Days of Thanks - Day 1

Hello, most wonderful time of the year!

30 Days of Thanks, you're on. What has become a favorite November tradition has actually carried over into every day life. I'm not always committed to jotting it down (or, let's get real, tapping it out on my notepad app) but this time of year...this time in particular...it feels good to commit. And Lord knows I'm thankful.

Day 1: Beautiful, complicated, inspired fresh starts.

Already Home

I'm home.

You know how sometimes you "misplace" something - your keys or your sunglasses or your phone - and you scramble frantically trying to locate them. You search the obvious places, like your bag or the table or the little glass bowl you specifically placed on the bookshelf for such a purpose. And then you think outside the box a little, because maybe it's in the crisper of your fridge? And then, after pawing through zuchini and a bag of spinach? Then your realize you PHYSICALLY HAVE IT ON YOUR PERSON. Sunglasses on head. Keys in pocket. Phone in hand. 

Seriously?

That metaphor, friends, pretty accurately sums up where my brain and my heart and my life have been in recent memory. I've spent far too long frantically searching for something that was there all along. And it's a humbling realization. It's beautiful and scary and overwhelming, but it feels good. It feels like home.

I'm already home. 

I want to write again, to share and learn and grow. And finally, that feels safe and warm and comfortable.

Just like home.