Rooted + Roaming

The Blog

Wife + mom, nurse + photographer.

Introverted extrovert + former agoraphobic now navigating a purposeful life prioritizing marriage, faith, parenting, + traveling the world.

  • Unpacking
    It’s been just shy of 3 months since my last post. I’ve been going through the motions and hoping for things to swing our way in regards to a situation but it looks grim. I don’t believe God punishes us, but it seems a little ironic that when I start to feel distant from HimContinue reading “Unpacking”
  • Far Away
    Disconnect: as a noun, it refers to a lack of connection, communication, or compatibility between two things, such as a gap between ideas or policies. The last 2 months or so I’ve felt a huge disconnect from God. From religion. I had been really working towards building my relationship with God and growing on myContinue reading “Far Away”
  • Big Moves
    Picture this: it’s early December, my husband is still fighting cancer and in the midst of his chemo regimen. I walk in the door after volunteering at the Christmas concert and start filling in my hubs of the events of the evening. I mention I ran into and chatted with someone, who happens to haveContinue reading “Big Moves”
  • 3/9/26
    Our next chapter is about to begin. The wheels are in motion and, obviously, I’m stressed and full of anxiety. I would give pretty much *anything* to be on a beach right now, drink in hand, listening to nothing but the waves crashing. I’ve been to Mexico 3 times in the last 5 years asContinue reading “3/9/26”
  • It’s been a minute…
    Kind of went M.I.A. after we received Luke’s remission news. Big things started happening literally within minutes of leaving his appointment. I’ll be sharing everything soon, but for fear of tempting fate I’m keeping it close to the vest for now. Luke has returned to work at about half his workload as before his cancerContinue reading “It’s been a minute…”