9pm,
Monday night,
& I'm on my knees deep cleaning this nook of a kitchen,
with a too-small rag in my hand scrubbing these story-filled, old wooden floors...
Slow & steady,
Un-known, un-ready,
Hope begets me,
Draping heavy,
“To heal” He says, “let Me”.
"Death is the great equalizer. It is no respecter of persons. It comes to everyone."
Read MoreRachel is a natural—photographer, writer, and friend. She likes butter in her coffee (it's actually delicious) and people by her side (intensely social, as she puts it). Rachel is a 5'2" extrovert married to a 6'6" introverted engineer. But make no mistake—what she lacks in height, she surely makes up for in charm, passion, and authenticity.
Read MoreWhen the days seem to confuse more than clarify...
Read MoreGrace. It belongs no more to one, than another. In a world of possessing, grace defies the rules.
Read MoreToil, soil, & tattered clay,
orever, for never & mendable today.
When our fathers don’t make us feel like daughters,
& when our mornings feel like night.
When our homes feel like prison,
& when our prisons have become home.
I want to build a home,
Of doors & walls & closets with winter coats,
Of icy toes on cold Tuesday morning hardwood,
Of slow coffee sips in sync with the breeze blowing in.