Life in the Gray Two Mugs: When Something Broken Still Holds Love A broken coffee mug sits quietly on a shelf in my room. I haven't been able to throw it away. To anyone else, it probably looks like exactly what it is: a broken mug. Something that has served its purpose and belongs in the trash. But every time
Life in the Gray Ewww... Mom and Dad Are Kissing Again “Ewww... Mom and Dad are kissing again.” It’s become somewhat of a running joke in our house. One of the kids will walk into the kitchen and catch Mike and me hugging, kissing, dancing, tickling each other, or simply being playful together. “Gross.” “Stop.” Or one of my personal
Life in the Gray Why I Created In The Gray The internet feels incredibly loud right now. There is always something pulling for our attention. Another notification. Another opinion. Another tragedy. Another controversy. Another person trying to be seen. We scroll from one subject to the next, sometimes without even having enough time to process what we just read before
Life in the Gray What Does It Actually Mean to Be a Cycle Breaker? I was having a conversation with a friend recently about generational trauma and cycle breaking when she said something that stayed with me. She talked about how many people are trying to break generational patterns without having the support they need to actually do it. And I immediately understood what
