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Sometimes

Sometimes

Fighting wars doesn’t always look like the movies.Sometimes it  looks like dropping the kids off at school,and...

Rebuilding

Rebuilding

There were cracks in the fragile theology that I held on to so tightlybut then *the thing* happened and it all finally...

Ember of Hope

Ember of Hope

  As I searched for the hope within these ashes,I couldn’t have guessed you’d be the emberthat remained to light...

Carl is the worst

Carl is the worst

Sometimes “I’ll be there” is just hitting playon the same show at the same time,states apart.After the kids are in...

What are they saying

What are they saying

What are they saying in the rooms you aren’t in?The rooms you may not enter, according to them.The spaces where...

The Tree

The Tree

I thought the tree was beautiful,Covered in red and yellow, hints of goldAnd I knew the tree to be as strong as it was...

You Needed

You Needed

You heard her story But needed every detail before you’d believeNeeded her to lay herself bareRequired her to...

On Changing Beliefs

On Changing Beliefs

I started therapy this year for the first time. I’d been meaning to, and with some things coming up in life that were...

Revival

Revival

“God is good”, the preacher proclaims “All the time”, comes the congregants refrain They say their amens, and gather...

Dear Me

Dear Me

Another assignment from the writing class. The assignment was to write a letter to a former version of ourselves. Dear...

On Being a Safe Place

On Being a Safe Place

A few years ago I was driving home from a friend’s house on a Wednesday afternoon, and I called my grandmother to...

The Five Stages

The Five Stages

I originally created this website to keep track of travels, but with 2020 putting those on hold it looks like it’s...

On Chaos

On Chaos

I find it offensiveThat the world can changewith such little warning, A bit of joy, a bit of pain That life...

On Contentment

On Contentment

In my early 30’s I found myself  in a state of wanting whatever season I was in to be over so I could know how it...

For the Silenced

For the Silenced

You spoke up - they yelled to drown you outTheir red face, clenched fistsCreating confusion and doubt You were...