photo

 Skiing

In silk

Skating

On frozen waters

Clear, clean ice

Looking out

At leafless trees

That beckon

My mind’s eye

To beauty

In barrenness 

Shedding

The expectation 

To rise 

In every occasion

Maybe the bears

Had it right

Hibernate

Be still

The closest

To surrender

Many will bear

The mink stole

Of my great grandmother 

Brings me peace

As seeking

To inhabit 

Her world

For a moment

While realizing

That imagination

Is the closest 

I get to 

Remembering

A life well lived

For a photo

Reminds me of 

Her beauty

But not much

Else

uncertainty

 Grateful for a warm home

Being alive

A good night’s rest

Rainy and cold

But every season

Brings a lesson

If I’m willing

To learn

Show me

Your goodness

Presence

And love

Even in

My uncertainty

Sunday

 Gratitude for today

A sweet message I didn’t anticipate 

Sitting Indian style

Being alive 

Growth isn’t linear. Isn’t isn’t something I can measure in real time. It happens in the way I live. Just as I work on keeping my muscles limber, I work on humility and grace. I seek cohesion between the mind and body.  

In stillness

May I silence 

My thoughts 

To hear

Yours

love

 I’m grateful to be alive

I’m grateful to be able to stretch

I’m grateful my bodily functions are working

These three things alone are a blessing, I’ve taken for granted. For my body to be agreeable today is total joy. God is having to break it down so fundamentally for my feeble brain to get the message. Every day my brain has to be reframed and retrained. I told you I would list my gratitude every day. And follow through is important. 

Obedience and surrender is a daily practice. Loving myself is an act of discipline. I don’t have all I want, but until I’m grateful for what I have, I won’t be happy with what I get. 

Love

What you personify

Is what

I aim

To be

lord

 My posts have been short lately, but my biggest fan has asked for something longer. So here we go. For the New Year, I’m going to need to stick to God like glue. I’m going to need to list my joys every days. I’m going to need to list my gratitude every day even if it’s repetitive. My mind needs a reset. An overhaul. I’m going to ask that you pray for me daily. It’s a big step for me to ask for help. 

I’ve felt like a burden for as long as I can remember, even when I know it’s a lie. It’s so easy when we have uneasy days how we believe the lies we tell ourselves.  Letting truth and faith guide me when my mind spirals is the objective. 

I’ve known the problem is between my ears, now if I’m to fulfill my dreams, certain actions are taking place. Head to toe. Being broken to be built. 

Lord

Take me wants

And make

Your will

Mine

To follow

And joyfully

Obey

2025 goals

 What are some 2025 goals?

new year

 Happy New Year

Lord

Hold me

Don’t release me

Even when

I fight

Because 

Your arms

Are the 

Place

Where 

I belong