the rest & play journal
There’s more to Rest & Play than the days we spend away together.
Here, you’ll meet the women who’ve gathered around our tables, peek inside our getaways from castle to coast, and find encouragement to make room for what fills you up: faith, friendship, creativity, and a little more fun.
Pour your coffee and stay a little while. I’m really glad you’re here.
welcome, friend!
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Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month ⚠️ Trigger warning: This post is a personal reflection on miscarriage. Please take care of your heart as you read. If you’re in the middle of this kind of grief, it’s okay to pause or step away. Your story matters, even in silence. The image attached to this post […]
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With the upcoming holiday, I’ve found myself riding the wave of emotions…from surviving to thriving… and reeling in the disappointment I feel that life isn’t quite looking how I hoped it would. In one week alone, we’ve battle Hand, Foot, and Mouth (with 5 nights of sleeping in the living room), the last of the […]
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“Delayed obedience is disobedience.” I can hear the words replay just as clearly as if they were spoken a moment ago and not well over 15 years prior to me writing this. It was one of those moments that seems to etch itself into your very being, even without you fully understanding its importance and […]
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A whole, entire decade has passed since we said “I do.” Did you hear that? A decade! Don’t get me wrong, I know there are far more couples who have celebrated greater anniversary milestones than us, but 10 years is most certainly something to celebrate! It seems so crazy that we’ve been married for ten whole […]
