Poetry
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Fountain of Youth – a poem for turning 30
Earlier this month I turned 30. It was such a beautiful day filled with normal and special moments! My one plan to celebrate this milestone birthday was to put 30 actual candles on my cake. Getting all those birthday candles out and counted made me laugh aloud for the joy of it.🎂 I thank God… Continue reading
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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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Little Life of Mine – the luxury of a quiet existence
Since Ben and I moved into our little blue house in spring 2016 I’ve watched us and everything grow. It’s a beautiful time lapse in my mind with terribly hollow seasons that always left an aftermath of God’s hope and healing in their wake. And in that wake the porch garden spilled into the yard… 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
Sierra V. Fedorko 