I wrote this a long time ago, at a time when i was discovering the power of words, and when I realized that I enjoy writing.   Tie a rope to the clouds and pull and pull and pull them … Continue reading →

Courage means the ability to do something that frightens one. It also means strength in the face of pain or grief. Every one of us moms and dads have courage. Far more courage than we would like to think. Grief’s … Continue reading →

I think this weekend I can say in all honesty that I fell in love with music.  Before music did not speak to me very much – but when hearing songs by Jules Riding – it was as if the … Continue reading →

The breasted one gazes upon the plain of silence Looking through the naked world with looking glassHe sees the inner mysteries of human sin and painAs we battle our miniscule sufferings in this wide space.I am so tired, of life, … Continue reading →

The loneliness envelopes me as a cloud of steel, With water rising high above the weeping fence.Separation spears my heart, and cleaves my soul apart,Weaving in and out of misty leaves,Their smell infusing with my autumn age,As I say goodbye … Continue reading →

  I stood under the crack two different worlds: Where one was pouring Angry sad rain drops and the other where the sun was glaring Brightly in the morning dawn.   A split world Darkness and light Light and darkness … Continue reading →

  I wrote this a year after my son died. I remembered him with a fondness and an ache. Letting go off balloons. I wept but i also rejoiced. I am proud to say that Sebastian-David was and IS my … Continue reading →

  The puppets that dance under the canopy of leaves in disguise Behind the trees the shadows: Silently reflect; Painfully pierce; Hollering into the darkness As the stillness bounces Of the trees. Only the silent tears roll Quitely onto earths … Continue reading →

Come to me all you who are weary and burdened The Lord heard my sorrow, and whispered silently in my heart ‘i love you!’ On the battle field i stand tall as I lean on God’s strenght i fight the … Continue reading →

A Step Towards the Cross Lately I have been stuck in a rut.  A deep wretched rut, but somehow in the middle of my darkness I have once more taken a step towards the cross. I have had these long … Continue reading →