Where Have I Been: The Big 2-Year Life Update, Part 3, the Finale

I know... 3 parts? It's a long update. It has been a few years, though. And it's hard to digest it all. I think I needed to take a few weeks to write this whole thing because I also needed to process all of it.

The last few years have been a whirlwind of hard work, raising a very headstrong, creative, and kind daughter, and trying to figure life out.

Things don't always turn out the way you hoped. I hoped to live in our house in Missouri for a long time and to turn it into our dream. And even though we have pivoted and found new dreams, I still mourn that life.

But enough with that. Where have I been?

The Big Move

From July 2024 to April 2025 Scott and I lived apart, again. (Our whole marriage has been quite the story.) Our house officially sold in February and we put an offer on a house in Pennsylvania as soon as we could. It took a little longer for us to close on the house because the seller had lived in it for 30 years and was very attached--I get it.

The day Scott came back to Missouri to help us move was a wonderful day. Yes, it was also a hard day because we had to pack up again, into a bigger moving truck than we'd ever used. (We've moved a lot.) And we drove 10.5 hours, stopping for the night because we have a toddler and a dog that require us to stop a lot.

And we made it, to our 1918 brown stone home.

There are a lot of things I love about this home. It has amazing character with wood accents and big bedrooms. It has a fully finished attic with a full bath where we put our library, Berkley's toys, and our TV space. It has a finished yard that needs some work but has a great layout to start. The house needs some loving and some updating, but it's a comfortable home that we feel safe and peaceful in.

And the price was just right, allowing us to stay out of the debt we just paid off and make a fresh start.

Where Have I Been through All of This?

I'm not really sure why I haven't posted much these last few years other than I was unsure how to tell it all. It was a lot to go through in the moment and I was just trying to figure it all out. And it just became easier not to post , not to update everyone on what was going on, not to write much at all.

It's been hard and draining emotionally and mentally. The last few years came with a lot of change--changing minds, changing course, changing everything--and I was just trying to cope, take care of my family, enjoy what I could out of all of it without worrying about Instagram, Facebook, or the online world.

Why Am I Back Now?

For a while now I've been feeling the pull to get back to it all. To get back to writing, to creating content, to sharing. I have struggled with this direction that I believe comes from God. Part of what I feel compelled to share is my testimony as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

I have fought this pull for months, out of fear maybe, and finally my wonderful husband said the right words to get me to just start.

So here I am. I'm back.

The content I will share now is still somewhat the same, but also different. I'm still writing. By the end of this year, I plan to finish the book I've been working on for years. I'm still doing yoga, but it will look a little different in this space. I'm cooking and baking--something I enjoy doing and want to share more of. And I'm sharing my faith and testimony.

I hope you'll continue to join me on this journey, for it is a huge journey of discovery and growth for me.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my story! Stay tuned for next week's post that is the official introduction to my new brand and content.