By Kristen Gough

Kristen Gough is a woman who enjoys the rich beauty of life while bearing a tenderness towards the deep, aching hardships also present in the world. She loves adventuring, dreaming, creating, and laughing with her family, a bowl of ice cream at the end of the day, and growing flowers in her garden to give away to neighbors and friends. She can often be found in the kitchen prepping food for her boys and their friends, or running on woodland trails throughout her beloved city of Seattle. Once upon a time she wrote and recorded songs in her home studio, and dreams of doing so again someday. In the meantime, writing helps to fulfill a longing to bring beauty and hope into the world.

Coming to this place

This past year my family of six packed up and moved 10,132 miles from our beloved hometown of Seattle to the captivating East African island of Madagascar. Despite the novelty and wonder of living in such an amazing tropical locale (which is also one of the ten poorest countries in the world), I find that occasionally…

Becoming neighbors

I moved into our home ten years ago this month, the year our tiny house on the corner of our block turned 100. Kyle and I were newlyweds with grateful hearts for our home in a neighborhood we knew to be ideal for us: in the heart of our beloved city, Seattle, with all of…