It is only in the after, that we might see any beauty at all. After the snow melts. After the rain has come. After the bulb spends months in the dark cold of the ground. After the leukemia, and the chemo, and the central lines … the hospitalizations, and the procedures that swirl life right […]
Perfectionistic Tendencies
I walked in the door and was shockingly reminded of the mess I had left behind… Dust footprints now on the wood floor that was mopped just two days ago, Laundry begging to be started, A mess all over the kitchen counter…cereal bowls, crayons, toys… Nothing but peanut butter in the pantry for lunch, Toys […]
The Grace Giver
I still feel it like it was yesterday. Memories sear hearts. She had been my friend. My familiar friend. My close friend. The pain.  Memories still ringing, resonating in the deepest rooms of my heart…in rooms I don’t visit often and where cobwebs reside and where time has run past… But still, aching resides there, echoes of the […]
