a little about me…
Welcome!
I’m so glad you’re here.
Grab a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, sink into your favorite cozy chair, and put your feet up for a minute.
We could all probably use a breather.
I’m Sarah
writer, speaker, wife to Colson, and mama of boy-girl twins, two more boys, and a very loud rescue dog.
Our house is chaotic, our floors littered with LEGOs, and I cannot seem to keep the kitchen counter free from the endless piles of paper. (Please tell me I’m not the only one.)
For the most part, life is full with all the ordinary things––work, family, feeding people, laundry. But some days, it’s hard to see purpose in all the monotony. And then in other seasons, life can feel impossibly hard, can’t it? But my hope is that in the midst of heartaches and messes and everyday tasks, we can see that joy and rest can be there, too.
I grew up as the youngest of six kids, and I’m originally a (north) Jersey girl. I moved to the Chicago area for college and have lived near the Windy City ever since. And while I’ve lost my East Coast accent, I haven’t lost my love for New Jersey pizza, a bacon-egg-and-cheese-on-an-everything-bagel-pepper-ketchup (pronounced as one word when ordering), and the New York Yankees.
I used to blog primarily about food, sharing and photographing recipes as a side hobby while working in the nonprofit world for a hunger relief organization. My life was about food––helping feed malnourished children around the world and then coming home and creating new dishes. It didn’t take long for me to feel the dissonance between those two roles. What was the point of my creative work? Could I reconcile my hobby with my day job?
At my husband’s encouragement, I dove into what Scripture says about food, beauty, art, and enjoyment.
Sure enough, the Bible had more than a few things to say, and studying those subjects reignited in me a love for God’s Word.
That study eventually led to me writing about a host of other topics like mental health, motherhood, grief, and creativity, expanding my work to share not only food to nourish the body, but biblical truth to nourish the soul.
As seen in
Psalm 107:9 says,
“For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.”
I want to be filled with those good things, don’t you? I want a soul that’s satisfied, no matter what life looks like.
That sustenance doesn’t come from me. But my prayer is that as a writer and a speaker, I can help set the proverbial table so we can gather around it, nourish our souls, and taste the goodness God has to offer.
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