the remains of something destroyed
I’m looking at this entirely wrong. Earlier this week, I wrote this sentence in my journal, and it gave me pause. One of my most-pleaded prayers is: Lord, be strict… Read more the remains of something destroyed →
i bet you’re proud…
This kiddo officially completed her basic training, and the response we receive most from friends and family is “I bet you’re proud.” I’ve been thinking a lot about what I’m… Read more i bet you’re proud… →
i write because…
I can write in all kinds of conditions. I used to write with train tracks circling me, hot wheel tracks balanced on my ankles, and paper airplanes swirling around. I used… Read more i write because… →
anew?
On Sunday I was thinking about a winter run. A few days earlier, I wrote about the quiet of winter, the way snow piles on snow piles, hushing the ordinary… Read more anew? →
impossible doesn’t get to make my acquaintance
One summer I read a book about a man who completed the first-ever solo and unsupported trek across Antartica. It was a strange book to read in the heat of… Read more impossible doesn’t get to make my acquaintance →
a sacred task
“Heart” is the Spiritual Journey prompt for this first Thursday in February. Thanks to Linda Mitchell for hosting. I’m constantly asking myself these questions: Is this story mine to… Read more a sacred task →
anew: one little word 2022
I like the idea of anew because it isn’t a shiny-brand-new-throw-out-the-old-and-remake-everything, but rather it is a culmination of becoming; growing another layer on the broken|healed|rebuilt|scarred life that has been… Read more anew: one little word 2022 →
enjoy your wings
Nearly daily I write in the wee morning hours. I use a Plan Ahead bound jumbo journal with 340 pages and a ribbon book mark. It takes about six months… Read more enjoy your wings →
peace[maker]
In 2021, I was compelled to live the One Little Word peace. Rolling into the tail end of 2021, one of the few things I can say for sure is… Read more peace[maker] →