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Unloveable
Vespers in gloaming light

Unloveable

February 9, 2020February 8, 2020 The Welcome LightLeave a comment

"This is how hearts work." Kelly said, while I stared at the ceiling trying to hide the impromptu tears on a girls night. Hannah said it too.And Jasmine. And Jenyth. Through text. Through gif. Through voice messages.Patti shrugged slowly, sadly, while she said it.And Mackenzie looked steadily at me, laying the facts before me like… Continue reading Unloveable

down the drain
A Hope Chest of Light Keeping

down the drain

October 28, 2019October 28, 2020 The Welcome LightLeave a comment

I am thinking about the word "damage". I am thinking about how that conjures up the image of a bombed out building. A package ruined in the mail. A mis-sewn pair of jeans. A limb that no longer functions in the full way a limb should.I think of loss. And I think of fear. I… Continue reading down the drain

A bitter moment
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A bitter moment

October 3, 2019November 16, 2019 The Welcome LightLeave a comment

Away in the tiny corners of your room lives the left over magic of childhood. A space that saw so much of you grow and change is now seeing you again as though it were the first time. Yes, sure, the floors need to be swept and the brown boxes need to be broken down.… Continue reading A bitter moment

More thoughts on the wedding…
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More thoughts on the wedding…

May 9, 2019May 31, 2019 The Welcome LightLeave a comment

There are a few things I regret. One being I did not take more time to smell the old lilac bushes on the grounds. I didn't have a lot of time to enjoy wandering the inn. A blur of color and the swish of lace and tulle. Running from the rain. Trying not to cry… Continue reading More thoughts on the wedding…

Three days in
Vespers in gloaming light

Three days in

February 3, 2019February 11, 2019 The Welcome LightLeave a comment

The place is a mess, but the paper work is signed. I balance my whole life on a tender and delicate idea. Boxes unpack and things are hung. Floors swept and wiped. I peek around corners and try to learn the lay out. I see myself in new windows and flick the blinds open and… Continue reading Three days in

We go
Vespers in gloaming light

We go

January 31, 2019February 11, 2019 The Welcome LightLeave a comment

The last day in January and big adventure awaits us tomorrow. We fly, we pack, then drive home. Home. Your home and mine, in someway, I hope. I am itching to get this part over. And so are you. You are frightened and so am I. I am treading as carefully as I can, although… Continue reading We go

a few questions lately:
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a few questions lately:

January 28, 2019February 11, 2019 The Welcome LightLeave a comment

What if forever looks like this? What if it gets better from here? But then again, what if it gets worse? What if I go wrong somewhere, and everything falls apart? What if I am brave and it works out? What if something wonderful happens? What if I cut myself some slack? And you, what… Continue reading a few questions lately:

So soft, the petals unfolding
A Hope Chest of Light Keeping

So soft, the petals unfolding

January 27, 2019February 11, 2019 The Welcome LightLeave a comment

I hardly heard it coming, this life. These things I am about to embark on. Some of them wished for so hard, I feel as though they drew blood from me. Some of them a surprise so deep I catch myself confused looking in the mirror. Has my whole life been coming to this? What… Continue reading So soft, the petals unfolding

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My search for belonging has been a constant companion; writing the cartography to find my way home. As my Mother always said while I was growing up “No matter where you go, there you are.” This is a place where I can continue to create what comes next as I hold sacred what has been and stay grateful to the joy that is present.

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