Strawberry the Brave
Fourteen-year-old Lila Avery didn’t talk much—not because she couldn’t, but because the world was too loud. Too bright. Too many things happening all at once. But she had Strawberry. Strawberry had velvety red fur and a pink bow that Lila had sewn on herself. She was a cat—sort of. A stuffed one. But Lila didn’t like to […]
The Bench with the Missing Paint
Told by me, Kelsey. I think I was seven. They found me under the slide—the red one that squeaks when the wind hits it just right. I was trying to be invisible. It’s not the superhero kind, just the kind where if you stay really still and quiet, maybe the world forgets to be mean […]
I’m the Big Sister
By me, Lila (I’m four and a half) At Simply Storytime Studio by Simply Sina My name’s Lila. I’m four and a half. I don’t go to school like the kids on the TV, but I’m still real smart. I can count to twenty (sometimes I skip seventeen, but that’s okay). I know how to […]
Easter at Nannie’s: Bittersweet Traditions and Banana Croquettes
We spent Easter lunch with my mom at Nannie’s house this year. It was… hard. There’s just something about walking into a home so full of memories, knowing one of the biggest hearts in the room is no longer there. Still, somehow, it ended up being a sweet day—one that made me cry, laugh, and […]
Good Friday? More Like “Oops, It’s Easter Weekend” Friday
Y’all. I just looked at the calendar and had a full-on come to Jesus moment—because it’s Good Friday and guess what’s just two days away? Easter Sunday. You know, the one with the resurrection, the pastel dresses, and the strategically hidden plastic eggs filled with sugar and chaos? Yeah. That one. And what have I done to prepare? Absolutely. Nothing. No […]
Bardstown Just Got a Biggby & I’m Basically a Barista Now (Just Kidding, But Not Really)
Stop the presses, y’all—Bardstown has officially joined the caffeinated elite. That’s right, we now have a Biggby Coffee. Go ahead and clutch your pearls. Now before they officially opened, Biggby did this soft launch thing where they were slinging FREE drinks so their baristas could get some practice in. (Um, yes please. Free AND caffeinated? Say less.) Naturally, […]
Tiny Dots, Big Feelings, and One Competitive Mom
So here’s a peek into the latest chaos at our house: Carson, acrylic paint, a swan, and an art style that requires the patience of a saint and the hand of a surgeon. Carson’s been doing online school since we lost Nannie. After her passing and our move to Florida, we knew a traditional school […]
X-RAY DAY, BABY!
Why am I so excited?! One word: RESULTS. Listen, when your body has been throwing you curveballs like it’s trying out for Major League Baseball, you start craving answers like a cat craves chaos. I need RELIEF, I need CLARITY, and I need someone in a white coat to say, “Aha! Here’s what’s going on!” Now, full […]
!MOM-ZOMBIE ALERT! + BIG NEWS!
Reporting live from the couch in Bardstown, still rocking yesterday’s travel outfit and a solid 24+ hours of sleep deprivation. Glamorous, I know. We survived another road trip, y’all! Cue the dramatic fainting. And can we just give a round of applause to my husband who—drumroll, please—drove the first couple hours. I was shooketh…and ever so grateful. It was […]
Operation: Light Lunch in Wesley Chapel (Spoiler: We Failed Gloriously)
Here’s the situation: I needed lunch. Something light. Something fresh. Something that wouldn’t make me regret all my life choices by 3 p.m. And since I still don’t know my way around Wesley Chapel without using GPS like it’s an oxygen mask, I turned to my loyal (and slightly nosy) sidekick: Google. I told Google […]
