I want to share my story.

We live in an age where slowing down is hard to do, taking the time to connect, communicate, experience the lives of others as well as be intentional to live in each moment of our own lives is hard. Which is weird. That isn’t the way it should be. We were created in the very beginning to BE, to be in relationship with others, to interact with the world around us, to taste & see goodness. To experience all things, both wonderful & terrible, awe inspiring & stretching. I’ve been bad at it. It’s hard to slow down enough to reflect, to breathe, to experience the feeling of my heart beating against the inside of my chest. It has become a daily practice to slow down, take deep breaths, to use my senses in a moment to experience the fullness it has to offer. I want to improve each day at just BEING. A part of that for me is going to be fulfilling a desire within myself to share my story, taking the time required to sit still, reflect, breathe & share my experiences with the world around me. Most people would call me a quiet person, myself included. Writing has always allowed me to express my heart & thoughts more clearly. I hope in starting this blog I can do just that, as well as encourage some people along the way to simply slow down & BE, enough to take the time to live your life well in community & share your story. Stories change lives, stories have definitely changed mine. I am excited to be pushing myself out of my comfort zone to sit down & share my story with you. I hope my life, the life I have lived up until this point & the life I have yet to experience will buoy you up & encourage you to share your story with others, as well as remind you of the goodness in your own life, in all the seasons of ups & downs, there is always goodness. Always.

Cheers,

Katie