Mar 7, 2014 | communion, Lent, poem
still looking for redemption in the dust still sorting through these ashes for meaning like spreading out puzzle pieces on a table or kneeling down to draw on the ground, tracing lines in the dirt that extend back to the dust promised to Abraham, who sat down and...
Feb 14, 2014 | faith, poem, scripture
Faith by moments of generosity Generosity by lessons in understanding Understanding by quiet tongues of humility Humility by tests yielding grace Grace by acts of blessing Blessing by experiences of care And care by faith in love A rewrite of 2 Peter...
Feb 5, 2014 | healing, poem
I keep breathing deep, ragged breaths trying to channel oxygen to the knots that bind me shoulder and neck body and soul but the air must not be the right kind of healing air that my cells need The toxins are external as much as they are internal, and together they...
Dec 27, 2013 | blessing, poem, thanksgiving
You smile at me in such a way that makes us both cry (a little) for love of these ordinary moments of watching life go by together: how the kids grow and how the world repeats itself (for better and for worse) and how love deepens miraculously tho the scars. All these...
Dec 6, 2013 | Advent, communion, poem
Here is my light. Limited though it is, I hold it up against the night. Perhaps you will see it and you will breathe in relief to experience a needed warmth and a lessening of shadows along your way. Perhaps this little glow of mine will encourage you to show your own...
May 28, 2013 | comfort, death, poem
I didn’t see change through her eyes until we were right at the precipice. Perhaps it’s a sign of her age that she cannot see beyond tomorrow. Perhaps it’s a sign of my age that I believe I can. In any event, this change is upon us, and to her it...
