she found her dance once more!
and there
she found
a piece of her soul was healed
a piece of her self returned
her dance was there—it was always there—
in her heart,
but
she had lost it for a time
for a time there in the dark
she had trouble finding it
behind the pain
underneath the broken
in the midst of that dark night
but it was [...]

there is something heavier than lead
weighing down my heart
lead is
the color of this day
the color of once bright eyes
that sparkled and danced with life
lead is
the color of the shadow I see
in the weary reflection staring back at me
the color of being older than my years
there is something heavier than lead
weighing down my heart
lead is
the color [...]

I came to tell you goodbye
three hundred and sixty-five days–
eight thousand, seven hundred and forty-nine hours ago
you left
too quickly
for any of us
to say goodbye
I couldn’t do it at first
I didn’t know how
I didn’t want to,
It didn’t seem right
and for a while, I wasn’t even sure where you went
But you were gone
and so I tried to [...]

I recently finished reading Anne Lamott’s Traveling Mercies.  A provocative and authentic account of one woman’s relationship with God.  Often after spending several hours reading, I would put the book down feeling as though I had just spent the afternoon with a dear kindred friend.  I found deeply satisfying validation, healing, and encouragement in those [...]