First Impressions
Ah Ni stepped off the airplane and immediately sensed she was in a new place as the odors of fried food and coffee assaulted her senses. Excitement and fear intermingled as she settled her backpack more securely on her shoulders and followed the crowd through the airport.
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Shell begins cracking as from inside she scratches, it’s time to get out and that egg finally hatches. She lost all her memory “If I hear, ‘You have such a pretty face’ one more time, I am going to scream. Really. It won’t matter who said it and it won’t matter where I am. I am simply going to scream.” Jemma cradled her old school, low tech, corded landline phone in ... I stood surrounded by stone on all sides, elbow to elbow with others inside the small stone room. The pit. I closed my eyes and tried to imagine what it felt like to be in this dungeon alone, in complete darkness. I shuddered and opened them again. I didn’t want to ... Soft sand slid under his feet; the air was pure and clean, redolent with the life it carried as he breathed it deep into his lungs, his body regaining its strength as he felt the lifeblood coursing again through his veins. Three ... The pilgrim psalm, a cry of pleading, Hail the Lamb, soon bleeding.
Hosanna! Save us! Blessed is he who has come.
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen (Jude ... White Pine, Red Cedar I always realized But now Who are you? Courage Courage It is time to draw near again For I will be encompassed, consumed After a day of rest, Thursday of Holy Week was a full, pivotal day in the life and death of Jesus. The Gospel of John summarizes the beginning of Holy Week in one chapter (John 12) but devotes five and a half chapters to Thursday. Jesus shared the Passover (the Last Supper) with His Disciples, taught ... (Adapted from a true story…) Yesterday, my neighbors had a baby. A baby girl. I’ve never seen a more beautiful child. That may not sound so amazing, but this family has been through… well… way too much. They had more than their share of problems. (I’m in awe of the dad, ... 
These Three Remain
She Lost All Her Memory
in drops of
misplaced keys
forgotten bills
a disconnected phone.
Her makeup grew heavy.
Pristine eyeliner,
now charcoal cakes
stacked on summer tan base,
claret jacket, mauve sweater out of season.
“You’ll need ...
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The Last Cupcake
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Alone in the Pit
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The Keys
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Blessed Is He Who Has Come
He Is Able
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Christmas Lights
Evergreen
decked in strands of web
separated by wind
ushering in winter.
Once summer’s home
to spider’s fare
of fly and flea
now flown
and barren
blown down,
a single hair
of hoarfrost
catching ...
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I Thought I Knew You
only in part
as though through a glass
darkly.
But still I assumed
I could grasp
I could know
I assumed.
not disillusioned
but in awe
amazed
on my knees
on my face
Can ...
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Courage
whispered the autumn leaf
He,
born of spring’s budding hope
commissioned for summer’s verdancy
yet most glorious in decline
urged the autumn leaf
As he,
in trust and gratitude
released his hold once, and for all
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Prenatal
To come home to You, to what is deep within me, and to those who gather around me
To watch and to wait; to be open, to surrender, to accept
To seek out peace, quietness, meditation, and prayer.
As joy ...
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You Turn Our Grieving into Joy
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My Neighbor’s Crisis
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