Essays

Writing about what we’ve been given, what matters, and what is ours to carry.

Join me for thoughtful essays and occasional reflections on work, family, faith, ambition, responsibility, contribution, and the questions that emerge when we pay closer attention to the lives we’re already living.

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    What You'll Find Here

    This isn’t writing to help you do more.
    It’s writing to help you see more clearly.

    Recent Essays

    What's Ours to Carry?

    Why do we keep pushing beyond our limits? A reflection on overachievement, competing commitments, and knowing when to step away.

    Starting With Love

    What if becoming more patient isn’t about fixing my impatience, but remembering what I’m trying to practice in the first place?

    The Lives We Plan and the Lives That Form Us

    We spend so much time imagining who we’re supposed to become that we may miss how our lives are already forming us.

    What have you been given? What matters? What is yours to carry?

    Writing, research, and work exploring how we faithfully inhabit the lives we’ve been given.

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