I have decided to start a project called Poetic Polaroids.  Much like those classic photos, these poems are instant snap- shots of moments in time.  Raw.  Unposed.  Entirely candid.  Unedited.

I want to bleed for you
Tear my clothes and grieve for you
Pull my hair and scream for you
I am the listener of your nightmares
I am the [...]

I always liked the idea of a window right over the kitchen sink.  There is something whimsical about being able to feel the breeze on a balmy spring day as you’re filling a pitcher of quenching water; something calming about watching the trees bend and sway in the wind as you clip stems to fill [...]

As I have embarked on and continued along this journey of becoming a mental health professional, I have heard such varying misconceptions of what I and my colleagues do.
Many people wonder how–being “so young and single”–I could possibly help older adults, couples, parents, etc with their problems.  I think it is interesting that most people [...]

I am so excited to announce that one of my amazing friends (because I just happen to be blessed with several really spectacular people in my life) was just honored with the Audience Award for short films at the Indianapolis International Film Festival for the film Weathered, that he and some others made.  Big news, BIG news!  [...]

Okay I know, super cheesy reference to a Journey song.  But what can I say?  When I was trying to think of a title for this post, that song popped into my head so I thought, “Why not?!”
One of the best pieces of advice I have ever gotten was from my college chaplain way back [...]

I hear your raps and rhymes
poems and lines
and I know that I
am not alone
I can see we’re
not that different
I too have borne
unspeakable loss
have cherished
indescribable delight
I watch your raps and rhymes
poems and lines
and I realize
the power of words spoken
I see strength
emanating from honesty
I watch walls
crumble to pieces
and Hope
rise up out of ash
I feel your raps and [...]

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 [...]

I did a little baking tonight and as I sat down to enjoy a taste of the little treats I made for some friends, I literally said out loud to myself, “I seriously have no idea why I am still single when I can do stuff like this…”

They always say that food is the way [...]

This dream
this dream
kickin’ on the womb
of my soul
I carry you around
watching you grow
feeling you move
and dance into being
This dream
this dream
kickin’ on the womb
of my soul
I feel the weight of you
in the ache of my back
my life is enveloped by
the reality of you
in your not-yet form
This dream
this dream
kickin’ on the womb
of my soul
I’m ready to burst
with [...]

“Those who believe they believe in God but without passion in the heart, without anguish of mind, without uncertainty, without doubt, and even at times without despair, believe only in the idea of God, and not in God himself.” [...]