Ross and Hannah Byrd
Hannah Byrd
(That’s me on the right). I wouldn’t be who I am without the man on the left though. He has loved, encouraged, challenged, and partnered with me in everything I do. We have four amazing children, an old-lady dog, and furry bunny who doesn’t blink and looks a bit crazy-eyed. We run a surf camp in the Outer Banks of NC in the summers where we teach a bunch of teenagers to surf and help show them a bigger world. We live in Virginia Beach, VA the rest of the year where we both grew up. I spend most of my days homeschooling our children while my husband works a ministry job, and on our best days we marvel at the joys in our lives, getting to work alongside one another. We didn’t start off very unified though… at 22 we didn’t know much about life, how to be married, or one another really. But we promised ourselves to one another… in sickness and in health, for better or for worse. We stuck it out through the “worse” seasons, and fought to understand and trust one another. I wouldn’t call myself a writer, but I have written decades of journals and seem to unlock mysteries about myself, God, and life through writing. This project has been on my heart for many months now. I keep pushing it aside because who would want to read another blog? I don’t even read blogs. But it kept coming back to my mind. I have been collecting thoughts and ideas in my journals for months with a hunch I would one day be typing them out. I’m not sure exactly what shape it will take, but I’m following this nudge… this little feeling of excitement to share what’s been on my mind. I tend to write about trust, wisdom, and fighting for rest in a world that pushes us to strive, perform, and distract us from what it is real. I hope you’re encouraged.