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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]