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Continue reading →: Communion – a poem for mothers trying to worship
baby fingers narrowly keptfromCommunion juice,rowdy children hushed,a mother’s look,sit still,she barely gets a prayerin edgewise,thank you, Lord, thankyou, Lord.and in this quiet, chaoticpew,this mother with her children,this broken upworshipher Lord is trulyglorified,and likely quite delightedby the narrowly,rowdy,barely edgewise. -S.V.F., Communion ❤ I have been wanting to write about how a…
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Continue reading →: Heartsong – a prayer, a poem
what a difference a year makes—where zinnias used to growwith promise,mangled weeds pool outinstead,where chamomile daisies once burstlike a meadow, I just seedry, dead things. but also this June’s peachharvest tripled from the lastand I scooped vanilla icecream over strawberries and freshpeach slices. what a difference, what a difference…pain bleeding,…
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Continue reading →: From Blossoms to Poetry – where I’ve been & exciting things coming
Has your summer been as wild as mine?! Last time I posted on the blog was May 29th! But I’ve been working hard behind the scenes, and I’ve also been getting into the summer spirit. I thought I’d give you a little garden tour (spring + summer edition) and share…




