Big News in 2025!

Disclaimer- we are not pregnant but we still have some big news! Come out and playDon’t give one second of joy awayMake trouble, make noiseLaugh ’til it achesHow will you spend your time?You got a lifetime supplySo come out and playThe best things will make your hair go grayTo find your feet you gotta jump […]

9 White Roses – A Short Chapter from Our Love Story

9 White Roses – A short chapter from Our Love Story Some of you might know that my old public instagram handle has changed a few times over the years. From bellabeebuzz (og bella-branding), juniper.usa (beginning of my CR journey), Isabella.Loparo (I spoke on a livestream so I was supposed to be easy to find), […]

2024 – Train

More than just a filler year…. Lets go back to the prequel I began writing this blog while in Huntington Beach California sipping a matcha latte in a shop, nearly picking up right where I left off. I have had 2 pictures in my mind for a while now, one is me sitting in a […]

Flourish

2023- Flourish What does that even mean? I realize it has been a while since I wrote anything her so hello world! How are you doing? Back in November Jeff and I were talking about all sorts of things. We have been praying about work, church, home, community and how we can be good stewards […]

The send norway

Well this is unexpected and very exciting! Some of you might know I spent two years as a missionary with Circuit Riders, and that came to an abrupt end when the global pandemic began around March 2020. I was certainly disheartened coming home, feeling like I could not complete what I was sent out to […]

YOU DON’T HAVE TO DRINK THE COFFEE

Just dumping out some thoughts that have been inside for too long. and hey, we are all entitled to our opinion…or something like that i think…

Our Story…From my point of view…

The best meIs unafraidWhen I’m deeply aware ofThe love of the maker that made me And the best youIs honestWhen I finally start to believeIn the promise you promised And maybe, somewhere deep insideUnder the fake me, underneath on my prideIs more than a daydreamWhere I finally find the missing pieceThat I’ve been looking for […]

My First Fall in 2 Years (A Life Update)

“….Say it’s been a long Six Months…” -Taylor Swift from “How you get the girl” (FOR THE RECORD: I don’t agree with her politics yet I still listen to her music from time to time) 🙂 What’s up, everyone!? It has been a hot minute since I wrote anything giving an update. Thinking back about […]

A Note On Hospitality

Hello Iter-webs! I haven’t written much recently, it has been a super strange season, lots of pondering. This last tour I was asked by a dear friend to write some words on the subject of Hospitality, and it just went up on her site. Here is what I wrote, with some added pictures to break […]

State of Emergency

State of Emergency After many changes and emergency travel bans, I am writing to you from my very own desk back home in Virginia. It went from flying to Orlando on March 31st and jumping on a second leg of tour, to flying home early into Boston March 20th due to a prompt of the […]