The Burning was a Gift
I used to wonder at this burning And think, “I must not let it burn so hot I must contain my fire— So much damage […]
Category: CREATE
Unconditional Hope
January is a good month for reflections. Historically, I have like many others, used the beginning of the year to think about making resolutions. I’m […]
The Art of Embracing the Suck
And so, here you are. You’ve found yourself in a season that stinks. As Dr. Seuss once so brilliantly put it, “When you’re in a […]
Learning to Embrace the Suck
As I might have mentioned, once… or about a hundred times already… I’m a Brené Brown groupie. A few months ago, I found this recording she […]
Awake
Hyacinth blooms permeate my room The smell wafting and saturating Each corner of space Overflowing with perfume, making all Aware of life. Dawn wakes, spilling […]
Advice to my Future Self
Let me not grieve what was never mine to hold. Or waste my living on rot and mold. Relationships failed to come into being Thoughts […]
Phoenix
Golden; They said the flames were golden When I burned In the moment of my deepest despair What other’s saw was golden, fair star light that […]
Mortar to Mend
Sometimes when I have thoughts they only come out in verse, and I’m not going to argue with it. Savage; unrestrained We ravage each other’s […]
Be Worthy
There will be times when your loneliness burns Times when you can hardly remember what it was like to know love But these are only […]
Gingerbread 7.0
My sister and I first started our gingerbread house tradition in the Christmas of 2003. The year before my friend Allison (of the curious cupcake) […]
Coloring the Doodles
Today was random Saturday doodling time. I realized today that I was really, really in the mood to color. I know I’m not the only […]
B is for Benevolence
Be a giver. Be prepared to think of someone else’s care. Be a lover, marked by extravagance! Don’t delay to the second chance. Be generous […]