A Painful Wedding
Photo by jorgelage “Very often, healing is achieved through the act of expressing pain.” -Rokelle Lerner Last weekend my best friend dragged me to a wedding. I say that she dragged me because when she...
View ArticleDesiderata
Photo by zeafonso Today, I felt compelled to post this poem by Max Ehrmann (1872-1945) because I always come back to it when I am struggling with understanding life as a whole. I’ve put the parts that...
View ArticleUncertainty and Courage
“When I can envision a better existence, I can embrace uncertainty with courage.” -Rokelle Lerner Photo by agestecheg This quote stood out to me the other day as I was on my commute. When I saw the...
View ArticleCat and Mouse
Photo by Hob “Remember, the two-legged and the four-legged are made by the same creator. We are relatives.” -Cloud Dancing (from Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman) “No creature is undeserving of love. God...
View ArticleShe Had Known Me Forever
The January 2014 issue of Foliate Oak Literary Magazine is out. It’s a beautiful issue in general…but specifically, it features my essay “She Had Known Me Forever” in the Creative Nonfiction section....
View ArticleI Was Beautiful in 2013
Beautiful – excellent of its kind. wonderful; very pleasing or satisfying. I never knew that I didn’t know who I was. Or maybe I always knew, but there was so much emotional junk that needed to be...
View ArticleComposers, Comparisons and a Light bulb
Photo by elkojote One of my favorite movies of all time is Amadeus. In my essay, “Music and Beer, (p. 60)” I talk at length about being taken to see that movie by my music teacher when I was a young...
View ArticleA true self poem
Photo by xdodo I usually don’t write poetry, but I participated in a spiritual activity the other week where I was challenged to reflect on a time when I felt I was my true self. After the reflection,...
View ArticleCry
Photo by yochim I allowed myself to feel sad. It was the only gift of love I could give myself. And I cried, maybe 3 or 4 times when I felt like I needed to cry. Sometimes they were just tears, other...
View ArticleI Just Ended a 7 Year Relationship
“True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the profound desire to live usefully This post is featured on the BlogHer Publishing Network and walk humbly under the grace of God.”...
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In honor of the 21st anniversary of my sister’s (still unsolved) murder, I’m re-posting an essay that I wrote and was published by Foliate Oak Literary Magazine a few years ago that explored the...
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