About Caroline

Welcome, friends! I know your time is valuable, and I so appreciate you spending some of it here!

My name is Caroline, but you can call me Care. I am a thirty-something, wife and boy mom living in Franklin, TN. My husband, Connor, and I were both born and raised here, and have known each other since we were babies; Although, it took two decades and a dating app to truly meet and fall in love. We bought a dog, found out we were expecting, got engaged, got married, and both switched jobs in a year’s time. We now have three beautiful sons and a lifetime of chaos!  We are navigating marriage and parenthood the best way we know how: with a lot of love and a lot more Jesus.

Ten years ago I was diagnosed with debilitating OCD and anxiety while working as a registered nurse in Nashville. After two hospitalizations and an attempt to take my own life, I clawed my way from the depths of mental illness and into a season of healing. Since then, this online journal of sorts has carried me through every heavy season of transition and growth by providing a safe place to unload. My mission here is simple: to relieve others of the pressures of perfection by providing an honest, transparent account of my life. Pockets turned out, flaws exposed. And if you can relate? Well then, that’s beautiful.