How an Instagram post triggered me into obsessing about losing my child—and how I came out the other side.
Turns out I don’t hate fall anymore (but it took some doing)
I’ve always dreaded fall because it leads inevitably to winter, when my creativity hibernated under my depression. But this year, it’s different. This year, I’m free.
Begin again: a new marriage
At long last, the story of our 10-year vow renewal. A resurrection story told in vows, photos, scripture, and song.
The State of the Ellie: October 2019
Waiting on immigration (still), the Long Walk, werewolf toddler, body squish, and the lightning round.
The beat goes on: 8 new (to me) music finds
During my podcast-free week, I asked for new music recommendations to fill the void, and y’all delivered! Here are my favourite finds.
I quit listening to podcasts for a week and this is what happened
I turned off the background noise of other people’s thoughts for a week because it was making me nuts, and hoo-boy did it make a difference.
It’s just furniture, but also more than just furniture
Yesterday, we sold our first piece of real furniture as part of our Florida adventure. And I’m shook.
Why this introvert is going podcast-free for a week
What used to be my lifeline to sanity is now a coping mechanism that silences not just my inner voice, but the voice of the muse and of God, too. And that’s got to stop.
The State of the Ellie: September 2019
Delays, immigration, getting swole, the next novel, and 10kg of flour.
How to be left behind: the power of staying
In the first half of this story, I learned what home means. Now, I have to learn what it means to be left behind.
The power of leaving and the meaning of home
The first half of the story of my journey from flight risk to community member after a lifetime of not knowing what it means to be home.
What I mean when I say I’m a Christian
The labels we choose for ourselves are, at best, shorthand for the full story of our heart.