Monthly Archives: May 2021

be loved, beloved

the last few weeks I have been drawing towards the end of the first year of my spiritual direction training program. we wrote reflection essays and worked on crafting a rule of life to share with one another this last weekend. I wrote my essay and worked on my rule, and then the last componentContinue reading “be loved, beloved”

purpose

I’ve been writing and rewriting a few lines on purpose for the last several hours, and haven’t gotten beyond a few lines. I have only recently started to try working with more intentionality when it comes to my writing, and doing a 7 day challenge has been part of that. this week has been busyContinue reading “purpose”

Leaving Isn’t The Hardest Thing

I love memoirs, they’re so moving and powerful. This one is hard and heavy and hilarious and full of pain and love. and swears ♥️ I read Leaving Isn’t The Hardest Thing, by Lauren Hough “I was angry. I was tired of feeling sorry for myself. Which is really the same thing, but anger providesContinue reading “Leaving Isn’t The Hardest Thing”

question

A friend asked me a question today,Is God good or is God everything?And I realized I didn’t have an answer. Maybe that’s okay.Questions always seem like a good idea, learning, wisdom, exploration. But sometimes questions offer more grace than answers, and sometimes the non answer leads to more questions.I don’t understand the ins and outsContinue reading “question”

middle

the middle of the road,the middle of the bench seat,middle school,caught in the middle – uneasy, uncertain, undecided,overlooked, underestimated-I turn to my middle child status and find my place in the middle of the pack.fair to middling, mid life crisis.wakefulwatchful, in the middle of the night.stuck here in the middle with you.moving into mid 30s,Continue reading “middle”

remember

10 years ago today I walked across a stage and accepted my bachelor’s degree. I remember it very poorly; my ex-fiancé had broken up with me only a few weeks before, and most of the time in between had been filled with coffee, packing, nightmares, canceling wedding plans, panic attacks, goodbyes, ice cream, returning weddingContinue reading “remember”

story

story maker,chain destroyer,defender,creator;story crafter,curse breaker,nurturer,provider;story weaver,squall disrupter,composer,director;you bring us intoyour sphere,draw us into your formation;you sing us intoexistence,craft us into the quick and the breath and the being from your very word of life;the cadence of your story holds us in the palm ofthe poet of all.

refresh reality

earlier this month, I was trying to write, and I published a post focused on and played with the re-create-, the create and recreate, creation and recreation, how I mirror and reflect the creativity of the creator in how I create and recreate, how I honor the work of God through my play, and howContinue reading “refresh reality”

voice

I’m working on developing my voice. I think I’ve gone a long time as a peacekeeper rather than a peacemaker, and I’m learning to see and hear a difference there. a peacekeeper will not speak up or speak out, in order to keep the peace; a peacemaker will speak truth and clarity into a situation,Continue reading “voice”