Hello, my lovely readers (:

If you so wish to read the words that are gently written on my heart and others that are intrusive in my mind, then you have come to the right place. 

While at times I find myself wrapped in a cloak of discomfort when it comes to sharing my innermost thoughts, my heart feels called to, once again, enter this world of sharing. I am choosing to lean into this calling to share about this season of my life, especially as I learn to navigate the newness of both marriage and motherhood.

In the past, I shared a lot more poetic and creative styled writings. While I absolutely and whole-heartedly love the art that goes into and comes out of this style of writing, poetry is not the style I will be sharing here [you can find pieces like this on my pinterest page, click the button at the bottom of the page]. I will be doing more of longer prose/blog/ journal-like pieces hoping to capture the words that are truly written on my heart and others that are intrusive in my mind, as I noted earlier.

When publicly sharing poetic pieces, I often found myself editing and re-editing and editing again. I drove myself crazy trying to make each piece as perfect as I could before sharing. And when I finally mustered up the courage to share a piece, I would sit there on my instagram page for hours searching for, and often finding, more flaws I had missed before publishing. But as I dive back into sharing, I want it to be a little more rough around the edges, because there is something so tender and beautiful about words that come in their most raw and simple forms. Plus, if typos are made, which we all know are bound to happen, you will most likely know what I had intended to type/say in that place of error. I’m learning to be a little more kind, gentle, and compassionate with myself, and letting go of my perfectionist tendencies in this space is a big step in that same direction. And for me, that is a little win I am happy to celebrate.

I’ve always been interested in doing a blog-style writing outlet, but that is not the entire reason why I’ve chosen this as my writing destination this time around. Truth be told, I wanted something a little more personable and less public than the previous outlets. While a part of me feels so pulled to share and simply loves doing so, another part of me is pulled in the opposite direction and urges me to run far from it. I am constantly second guessing myself, worrying someone will misunderstand what I have chosen to say/share, terrified I will offend/hurt someone with my words, and doubting my intuition that feels compelled to share in the first place. Here, in this platform, it is public for anyone to read, but not in the capacity of precious platforms I have shared on.

I truly don't know how long this page will stay afloat, but I am happy to dive back into writing and hope you are able to find a little something that resonates with you here while it lasts. Thank you for stopping by, I hope you decide to visit again soon.

With love, Annie <3