i want to be a snowflake, falling dancing, drifting, landing on your eyelash, melting on your skin, or resting in a cold night meadow. i want to be a snowflake, would you love me then? if i were the sparkle in your … Continue reading
“The silence depressed me. It wasn’t the silence of silence. It was my own silence.” ~Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar ThE SouNd of loNeLiNeSs iS: Cars driving past, everyone is going somewhere; Wind rustling through the leaves on the ground … Continue reading
stumbling through silence and misunderstandings, missteps, unspoken. like hardworn abstract paintings or bluebells crushed open. my heart is a sieve; warmed on your sleeve; taken to your ten o’clock meeting, and your run to the store. is time the reason … Continue reading
ATTACHMENT DETAILS when and how can i, will i ever see you? i want to be with you always. and want though, fear to have you always with me. for now you know. now you’ve seen me. i shutter to … Continue reading
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NaPoWriMo, or National Poetry Writing Month, is back! NaPoWriMo is an annual project in which participants write a poem each day in April. It unfolds in the tradition of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, held in…
I began re-listening to the audio book Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge today. I really appreciated hearing their words about vulnerability once more: “Fallen Eve controls her relationships. She refuses to be vulnerable. And if she cannot secure her … Continue reading
First of all, I would like to take a moment and acknowlege the pure awesomeness of this typewriter (pictured above). Note to self, must find typewriter that paints colors to play with 🙂 As for the answer to the writing … Continue reading
This is a post about my newfound love of Matthew Gray Gubler. Yes, I know he has done 8 seasons of Criminal Minds and is working on the 9th. He has been around for awhile. And I’ve just now learned … Continue reading
The girl who fell in love with the moon, and wrestled with the hit and miss. Thought all day of what to write, dredged up old journal entries, and offer this: Please pardon the improper timing of it all, for … Continue reading
Once again I wrote a blog post and it disappeared. How sad. Silly wordpress and your lack of an undo button. Anyways, whatever. Here’s a new CD from the amazing band KINGS KALEIDOSCOPE called LIVE IN COLOR. It’s really great … Continue reading
This is a project I started a couple Springs ago. I wanted to create some art/poetry to benefit the American Lung Association of Washington as I was trying to quit smoking. Happy to say I’ve been smoke free for 20 … Continue reading
Ok, so I’ve been avoiding posting. At first it was a technical issue, and access to a computer. Then it just spiraled to no posting, but since I want to keep writing, nothing to do but pick back up and … Continue reading
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. There is a little place in Moab that just inherited a whole collection of books from a used bookstore that closed and now the secondhand store is selling them for … Continue reading
Preface: words from the past, not now. i feel like i’m drowning. but only in this will i find the will to survive. float, not sink. on over to the other side. Say, someday, sometime, might even swim awhile. but … Continue reading
I was reading Proverbs (14-19) this morning, and there’s some really wise sayings there. It talks a lot about the heart and love and I’ve been underlining any time the Bible says “love” or “heart” in red pen. It’s really … Continue reading
So I wanted to tell you about the love/hate relationship I have with authenticity. It’s true that when we are in an authentic place, we are living a more honest and real life, and if this is the case, then … Continue reading
So my computer died. I’m not sure if it is dead forever, or just pretending, but nevertheless, it will be a good thing. I remember something my mentor told me once when I was going through a difficult time, “it … Continue reading
The thing about dreams is that they don’t really get remembered in a natural chronological order. A couple months ago, I attended a domestic violence training for police officers. One of the presenters explained that when an officer or investigator … Continue reading
Today is International Women’s Day! So I want to start out by praising and praying God’s blessing on women everywhere. I can’t tell you how blessed I feel to be part of a sisterhood of strong women – my mother, grandmothers, … Continue reading
“I survived the first fragile days of life after conception (some don’t), and I’ve survived through all the years since then. But one day I shall die. I can’t foresee the details, but I can foresee the fact. I shall … Continue reading
I. Though the hour is late the light of day lingers still. I, being a woman of faith try not to worry to let go and let God. I’m cultivating the art of doing nothing leaning into the hole, the … Continue reading
It is my hope this Lenten season to grow deeper in understanding Christ Jesus and his life, death and resurrection. I seek to uncover areas of darkness within, places still filled with shame, addiction, depression, despair, loneliness, emptiness, hollowness, hopelessness, anxiety, … Continue reading
“Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.” “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding” (Proverbs 3:3, 5 NIV) “Then … Continue reading
“Help me Lord, help me Jesus,” the children’s choir sings. It is beautiful and gives me chills. Child abuse is a black and white issue. Child abuse is NEVER right or ok. Advocating for children means always taking the side … Continue reading
“Help me Lord, help me Jesus,” the children’s choir sings. It is beautiful and gives me chills.
Child abuse is a black and white issue. Child abuse is NEVER right or ok. Advocating for children means always taking the side and point of view of the child. A child never “asks” to be abused and never, ever deserves abuse. Every child is born into this world to give and receive love, not abuse.
As I Walk I whisper, thank you 