Browsing Category:
Yesterday I ran another half marathon. I made it to the starting line, healthy enough and trained “enough”. I had plantar fasciitis last fall that took a while to overcome. Most of my runs this summer have happened right in front of my...
I have not blinked. I have barely missed a thing. And yet here they are growing up before my very, our very eyes. It’s good and beautiful and heartwarming and gut wrenching and awful and wonderful all at the same time. I reserve a little part of me...
What is it about summerThat makes you laugh so hardAnd shine so brightThings seem so clear.The ringing sounds,the music in your ear.The fearful jumps, landing just right.The longest reads and shortest nights.The cool ice cream and the happy screams. You taught me love...
I lost this ring almost three years ago. Three years!! After a day full of running allllll the errands and doing allllll housework as September started and life felt “slightly” back to “normal”, while somehow completely changed💗(If you do the math, maybe you’ll...
It’s a hopeful thing to build a garden, isn’t it? To plant what needs wateringTo build what needs you love. Even though you might have to leave itEvery once in a while-to travel, or for sickness. Even though rains might come, or might not.Though sun may scorch,Birds...
Summer started as it usually does around here now, at somewhat breakneck speeds. It comes swiftly as a camp bus cruising around the corner, rolling in off of a busy May and a pretty stellar June. Exhausting and exhilarating all at...
Someday we will pine for these summer vibes.Those waterpark slides andTender sunburnt lines.Days soaked in bitter/Sweet Lemonade brines.Funny opines of these kids of mineAnd yours. The mad dash between rains,The way your heart sways,The things their lips say.And the...
Sometimes it’s a bucket list. Sometimes it’s a chore list. This summer, for us, it’s a checklist. We woke up to the first day of summer break last week and after all the goodness that the end of the school year brought, it was a welcomed break. However, moments into...
I like to spend the present so filled up with what’s happening that I say that I have no room for holding regret. I used to lug diaper bags and thought that awkward phase might be over. But now it’s practice bags and dinner for long practices and a change of clothes...
What to say about Mother’s day. The day after .. I don’t think that we crave recognition as much as we want to see what we’ve planted, what we’ve done, to grow. We are delighted when they say thank you, not because we need it, but because in hearing it we know that we...
Hey, I'm Courtney, a pretty ordinary girl who thinks we've all been called to an extraordinary life and love story with God. I'm passionate about family, faith, motherhood, and the adventure of every day. I write lots of words, mostly because I can’t help it- and I think it's one of the things I was born to do. I hope that something I write encourages you, to walk in your own unique purpose and calling, set free to love and give it away, starting wherever you are today. That's what Courting the Extraordinary is all about. Finding the good all around you, and giving it away. Finding, too, the God of all goodness who wants to walk with you.
I love quiet mornings, coffee, prayer and “work” before sunrise. Quality time with my family is my jam. I can be found grinning ear to ear when we're out on an adventure. Whether that's in our own backyard or exploring someplace new all-together, I’ll for sure note something beautiful about nature aloud-and maybe repeatedly, ha!. Life is a beautiful, precious gift, and an adventurous path to travel! We might as well learn how to love. 