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The Control We Don’t Have (a poem)
I hear myself say it.“Oh, how I wish he’d let goof the control he doesn’t have.”And my heart is pricked.Because I know,that’s a word for me too. An anxious mamamothering an anxious little boy.I think,what could be a biggertrain wreck?But I know God is trustworthy.And he’s given us each other.A mama who can empathizeand a […]
Heart Weeds (a poem)
The crabgrass creeps in,weeds reach high toward sun rays,across the full length of what’s meant to be a flower bed.They seek to overshadow every bloom and cover every inch.But beauty reaches higher.Abiding, abiding. And I think of my own heart weeds.The ones that try to prowl upon my soul,telling stories of unbelief, loneliness,and a God […]
But I’m Okay (a poem)
And ever since that daywhen I sat in your cold office hands on my lap,ears hearing wounding words,heart taking heavy blows, I’m scared to tell someone when I’m not okay. But really,I’m okay.
Do You Remember? (a poem)
a poem for my sweet husband on our ninth wedding anniversary. Do you rememberhow in the beginningI took offense to your jokethat I should sew?“Not my type.”Famous last words. Do you remembermonths of friendship and laughter and Bible study laterI changed my mind?Nine years now andI still choose you.I will always choose you. Do you […]
So Does This (a poem)
A single teardripson the bedas I stare at the white wall we painted when I felt hopeful. Depression is a funny thing;you don’t always see it coming.But it comescrashinglike those waves at the Outer Banksthat almost drowned me.We laugh about it now, how silly I looked running from the shore.But it scared me. And so does this.So […]