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“And ye, beneath life’s crushing load, whose forms are bending low, who toil along the climbing way with painful steps and slow, look now! for glad and golden hours come swiftly on the wing. O rest beside the weary road, and hear the angels sing!” (It Came Upon a Midnight Clear) Today is a day that invites…

There once was an oyster who got sand in its shell. Although the sand was just a tiny grain, it was painful. They oyster did not give up hope, but learned to use that sand, to work through it, and to work on it. The sand was transformed into a…

Being human is hard these days. Our news is filled with stories of catastrophes, tragedies, and terror.  Technology is quick to bring us news of the latest disaster.  Most animals don’t spend time reflecting and ruminating over what could have been and what could be.  We humans have stress not…

There was a short story that I read in college in which the narrator described what it felt like to have snow gradually fill up his mind.  People debated about what the story represented; I liked to think of the snow as death slowly and peacefully filling up the narrator’s…

Pain, sickness, fear, tragedy, death… They are part of this imperfect world. Sometimes we are in the thick of suffering; we cannot see clearly because the smoke clouds our view of God’s glory. We struggle to find God’s goodness when we are just fighting to catch our breath. Yet, God’s…

A Time and A Season for Everything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qexh7DOtrsI My friend shared a song about time that really impacted my faith; I can’t stop listening to the lyrics as I ponder seasons and cycles.  Opening and closing chapters has always been hard for me.  I find comfort in predictability, rituals, and…

Breath taking, bold, and brave.  Splendid and stunning,  just show up as you are, hungry for the world… your emotions, your hurt, your rage… fueling your passion,  nurturing your dream. You are here and that is enough.  Indeed, that is a lot.  The world will never be the same. 

Open my heart Challenge my mind Teach me to take the time to wait, to consider to nurture creativity and positivity instead of fear and division This is OUR world. We are worth the wait!

Carry on When you are afraid, tired, alone. Carry on When you are angry, feed up, bitter. Carry on When you are lost, sick, burnt out. Carry on Each starfish, throw him back in the ocean. Each laugh, each dream, let them carry you back home. To safety, solitude, peace,…

My pen, sharp as a knife. Peals of laughter, loud as a wild howl. Pierce the dark!  Slash the night! Ripe as a mango  Open the sun Kill the night.  Alive and hungry. Daring to eat  that peach. Rock that baby.  Dance the stream.  Fall,  Fall,  Like a leaf  On …