Wife. Mother. Aunt. Daughter. Sister. Friend. Teacher. Homemaker. 

Some might say that these labels are not who I am—that I must have lost myself in the busyness of life as a woman of the 21st century. I used to believe it too.

At some point in the past few years, I realized that I haven’t lost myself. I know who I am, and who I am hasn’t changed. I’ve just become more dynamic! Being me looks different. I no longer dance in the middle of the night in the middle of the street in the rain, but I have dance parties with my family in the middle of the kitchen. I no longer sit on the phone with my boyfriend (now husband), while we listen to each other breathe until we fall asleep, but I do occasionally sit in his home office to watch him work, and listen to his business voice while he’s in meetings. I used to make up silly songs about sunshine, or whatever else was on my mind as an introverted teen. More recently, I’ve made up silly songs so the children in my life can remember each step of the directions I gave them. 

Who I am permeates through these labels that I have taken on. Through these labels I love, I laugh, I cry, and connect. This is who I am…

And I’m here to embrace it all.

Walk through life with me as I share my thoughts.