Two Days, 46 Years

Two Days, 46 Years

by | Jun 23, 2018 | Poetry

Sometimes, little one, when I hold you and you squeeze me, I know there is no other moment where I feel closer to God, or to my own best self. You are a blessing beyond words to describe. You have absorbed all of the hardened limits I thought I had for myself. You put...
Power and Insecurity…for Grace

Power and Insecurity…for Grace

by | Jun 2, 2018 | Poetry

In 2011, to celebrate my last day of being 33, I posted an open letter to Grace. This post came two years after the vision of her eyes rocked me. It was two years before I met my husband and six years before she was born. Now she is here, and I wonder if I told the...
Life Lessons from Pancakes

Life Lessons from Pancakes

by | May 26, 2018 | Poetry

The sticky, messy, richness of it all The work of the making The cleanup The leaving Taste it all All The wrongest place found beautiful The atonal journey to peace The cherished The regret Taste it all All...
Spring Remindering

Spring Remindering

by | May 19, 2018 | Poetry

I am resting, and writing, and I must remember I am worthy I am ready I am victorious No matter the platform, firestorm, ember I am worthy I am ready I am victorious Don’t need to sell it, it is the truth I am worthy I am ready I am victorious A poet, a primer, an...