April 11, 2021
s u r p r i s e I was up late this week, laying on the bed, listening to music, and it felt like I was teleported to a simpler time. When I was a teen I’d spend hours listening to 30 second clips of songs late into the night crafting the perfect playlist […]
August 5, 2020
there’s something about the month of august that makes my imagination begin to swirl. i think about leaves falling, sunshine, a cool breeze, walks in the forrest & cozy sweaters. i am also the most inspired by music in what i consider to be a transitional month from summer to autumn. august feels almost magical. […]
May 20, 2019
His Presence doesn’t discriminate against my humanity My body tires My mind tires I look to the end of the day When I can rest When I can sleep He welcomes me I have appointment with Him To be together Everything I’m supposed to be set aside, traded in, for warmth comfort and deep rest […]
February 5, 2019
Words typed in an old cell phone note from my adolescence: Curled up in my bed its an empty feeling where you once were. Healing hurts. When the darkness of my room overtakes me, your memory comes flooding back and I want to push it far away. But it stays. You drift off safe and soundly unaffected – […]
February 5, 2019
We’ve had this conversation before. Do you remember? How many times have I met you before? 26 years of conversations. Was I talking to you? or her. Who is her? How many mothers are there? I recognize one. I’m only now just learning about two. She’s full of anger, I can release her because she […]
February 5, 2019
I should have gone to see you last Sunday. I was so tired. Regret. I’ll go next week, I thought. There’s time. Time is predictable until it runs out unexpectedly. Time ran out. I’ll see you in West Virginia. A fresh start. A new beginning. Will this put you back together after you fell apart? […]
February 3, 2019
In the stillness of night the magic of sound washes over me. Exploring an uncharted pathway where the sensation of sound envelops me. Lifted into a story I didn’t know before this moment. Lush orchestration in harmony whispering their fragment of the narrative in my ear. Paint without color, emotions brushed against canvas. weightless, timeless, […]
February 2, 2019
Your love is just, You tolerate no rivals. Your love fights for me. Your love lifts my chin when I feel unworthy. Your love calls me daughter and folds me into Your heavenly family. Who can rival the Father’s perfect love?
January 27, 2019
Golden light splashes across a sea of sparkling white. Your glory flows up from the ground and pours down from the sky. Simply quiet, wholly divine. Your Spirit catches in the wind and cascades in the moonlight. Joy of creation overflows inside me pulling me into Your never-ending awe and wonder.