For how long will you allow your rights to be disregarded?
Thoughts from a daughter…
4am and lost in thought. Thinking of dreams unrealized and promises broken. Leadings of God not followed and the unhappy consequences of those actions. Praying a little. “God, you know what I want to do with my life, right?”, even as I look forward at the years which lie ahead to realize that the number …
I wish
Hobbes, I wish That when we tried I’d been less broken And more alive. - That I’d been stronger And not that reed Bent and bruised Unsure of its own strength Or ability To grow straight and tall. - I wish that fate hadn’t scooped you up And dropped you on another continent Across the …
Do you…
When you lie down at night Do you think of me? Does my name Cross your mind Warm your heart Touch your lips In prayer? - Do you wonder if I, too, see the moon? Or the stars Suspended in azure Since the ones In your eyes Are hidden from my view? - I wake …
Maybe, Just Maybe
I marvel as he continues to draw me even still, and it causes the flickers of hope to ignite within me that maybe,
Build Your Life
The things that matter take time. I love instant happy. Who doesn't love instant happy? But lives take time to build. They aren't instantly successful. Friendships take time to build. The real ones. And merging lives? That is like getting up every day and going to work. You must pour into that project on a …
Helen and I.
Helen Keller.A bright child; she had learned to talk a bit before she grew ill with a ruthless fever that plunged her into darkness, isolating her from parents that loved and adored her.There was no way to reach her or alleviate her suffering.I cannot imagine what it must have been like to adjust to »nothing« …
Of Whom The World Was Not Worthy
Tonight. It is tonight! This is the day I meet the Man and Woman who started the school in Uganda, beneath a tree. My heart is already tender. I already know I will cry. I will meet, and hug, and touch people who have used their American "plenty" to benefit others far, far away. The …
Emptying Our Own Baggage
The first time I saw this picture, a while ago, I thought of a committed boyfriend/girlfriend who "loved you enough", and "Oh, how sweet...", But not so anymore. Now I think two things. One. Sometimes you do need help unpacking, because the item you think is normal and belongs in that psyche of yours, is …
Whom are you loving today?
There was a time in my life when I was at a crossroads, and a friend taught me by her example, how to love someone. It was a most unhappy time when a choice begged to be made - things could not continue as they were - changes needed to happen. I was at a loss …