Faceless
My friend was two days shy of the end of her first trimester. I have no idea what to say to her or her husband. It hurt to hear and I feel completely helpless. The list of married couples … Continue Reading
Category Archives: NF
Apricots
We have been trying, in various ways for the three-and-a-half years we have lived here, to meet our neighbors. Both Jeff and I have a low number of pegs, and quickly reach our maximum capacity for focusing individually on the … Continue Reading
Do
It’s one thing for me to ask God for help. I do that all.the.time. I know He hears my cries requests pleas. But I don’t know how … Continue Reading
Drop
The scent mesmerizes me before I see any sign of it. From a strong wind raging storm or whispered breeze that tickles my arms, I breathe in a calm … Continue Reading
Coordinates
I just want to do what He designed me to do and follow Him. But I don’t know what that is (or if I even get to have that) and He seems to hide from … Continue Reading
Failure
This is why I don’t make goals. When I do – if I don’t do it exactly right, or it's incomplete, it means failure. It may not be that … Continue Reading
Beginnings
I once pushed myself to write a poem for every day of the year. Many were forced, obviously. Sometimes I had to write a few at once to make up for the days I wasn’t able to write. But I … Continue Reading
Mistakes
“I never make the same mistake twice.” – Anne Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery ‘I’ll never make the same mistake No, never, never, never’ – “The Wind,” Cat Stevens I wish I could say I never … Continue Reading
Plug
What do you do to plug yourself in – recharge? It is a (seemingly) simple, valid question that should have a simple answer. (Right?) I hate that question. The last time I was asked, I went … Continue Reading
Nikita
I think sometimes it takes fiction to speak the truth I need to hear. In a recent episode of Nikita* after being forced to confront her past, Nikita tells Michael, the man she loves, that she has evil inside … Continue Reading