faith journey
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That Same Sun – a poem for election season
I cast my vote,thenmy cares uponthe Lord,so I return to my dinnerplansand having conversationsin the grocery store.I join the laughter ofmy happychildren,feel the baby kickwithin,and I can senseher enthusiasmfor life outsidethe womb.(I’m excited for youtoo.)I cut blooms from the gardenfor our thrifted coffeetable,set aside the detailsfor our Thanksgivingparty,there’s nothing new underthe sun, I murmurbut I… Continue reading
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Before I Turn 30 – some thoughts
I came home to my son standing soaked in the garden. The sprinklers shooting into the air and falling in that back and forth rhythm. His smile was wide. My husband was watering the sunflowers and soon my daugther, also soaked by garden sprinklers–our little water baby–would come to say hello. I’d hug my happy,… Continue reading
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I Don’t Have to Feel God’s Goodness
Last spring felt nothing like the springs I’ve come to love. I was in the first trimester of pregnancy, sick as ever, and also in the midst of a family emergency which tilted my world on its axis. Strange as it sounds I felt small comfort in the fact that being so physically sick reflected… Continue reading
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Not Okay, But Peaceful
I can still remember how scared and uneasy I felt that night I was nursing my daughter while the Psalms played in the background. I can still remember the moment I felt that burden of tragedy and loss lift while in the garden watching my son taste his first snow pea. I can trace the… Continue reading
Sierra V. Fedorko 