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Quiet Waits for Me
Quiet Waits For Me Whether it be the leaf falling silently unseen, the heartbeat of a tiny bird, tucked beneath its wing, or the endless flow of the river far away, quiet is the constant backdrop of m... Read More
Your Voice in the Forest
Your Voice in the Forest – to Mike on our 39th anniversary We’ve walked together for four decades in the forest, a world I never would have known so deeply without you. This is where you come ... Read More
Home Again Soul
Home Again Soul As a child I thought my soul Was an organ That sat In my breastless chest. Pure, As white as a cloud, A cotton ball, A baby blanket, Downy soft, A place where The Holy Spirit dove Coul... Read More
Living Within The Mystery
Living Within The Mystery The older I get, the less I seem to “know”, the more I realize that we humans look for answers more than the truth because answers, even if not quite right, help to quell... Read More
As the Pandemic Wanes
As The Pandemic Wanes The days, one after another, are beginning to look different, to feel lighter. There is an air of celebration and relief as we return to what was once normal. Yet, I am reluctant... Read More
Along for the Ride
Along for the Ride The whole family piled into that station wagon. Big kids sat in the middle seat, little kids in the far back, facing the rear. I was one of the little kids, just along for the ride.... Read More
Ode to a Chair
Ode To A Chair The old metal chair sits in the backyard, Its back firm, Its arms magnanimously at its side. It weathers all the seasons, Patiently enduring snow and storms And oxidizing sun. Dirt and ... Read More
Expansion and Contraction
Expansion and Contraction In the beginning, I lived in a womb. That is how small my world once was. When I stretched that place to its limit, I was born. My world has been an expanding circle ever sin... Read More
Younger Self
Younger Self I can see her there, looking confident, cocky even, but I know her well. She is terrified, has no idea what she is supposed to do with this “life” that is now, suddenly, hers. I wonde... Read More
After the Rain
After the Rain Its the sound of this creek flowing strong over and through mossy green boulders, how it speaks right to the core of me, washing away detritus, finding its course around the blocked, th... Read More
Easter Morning, Early
Easter Morning, Early It is quiet now. I am remembering all the years of excited flurry, the children rushing down the stairs, faces still doughy from sleep, yet shining in anticipation. There were ti... Read More
Hallelujah
Hallelujah On this crisp spring morning, the dogwood tree gracefully offers its abundant platters of delicate blossoms in an act of grateful praise. A royal carpet of violets covers the ground at its ... Read More
I Don’t Know
I Don’t Know I am still learning to take it as it comes. Words like “let go” and “acceptance” flow through me, have become a constant mantra. When I was younger, I worked hard to forge my ow... Read More