The dream of my life Is to lie down by a slow river And stare at the light in the trees– To learn something by being nothing A little while but the rich Lens of attention. ~Mary Oliver in Twelve Moons Still learning, Sandy Welcome to Still Saturday where we pause after a busy […]
found: a poem for Megan’s birthday
Sometimes when you’re sandwiched between crises and you’re going through it without your mother, you just need to come out and play a little polo, find your balance with some red clover. Maybe slip your laptop into the red case and head to some sweet spot that sells veggies with a little turkey. Because that’s […]
poetry prompt: hinged on a dream
She danced between dreams rusted and worn, whirling and twirling until the music stopped, and she slipped through the keyhole of door number three where she found another door that hinged on a dream. And the lock was broken. Still dreaming and dancing, Sandy Responding to a Tweetspeak Poetry prompt on dancers and […]
scripture sunday: I AM
Happy Sunday with love, Sandy
still saturday: how to hear the voice that matters
Many voices ask for our attention. There is a voice that says, “Prove that you are a good person.” Another voice says, “You’d better be ashamed of yourself.” There also is a voice that says, “Nobody really cares about you,” and one that says, “Be sure to become successful, popular, and powerful.” But underneath all […]
always room for grace
I like that Grace lives close enough to visit on a whim. Sometimes those visits turn into days. We don’t have a guest room. We have a Grace room. Because there’s always room for Grace. But sometimes it’d be nice if overnights weren’t so easy to be had. If she didn’t think she could […]
a poetry dare with t.s. eliot
Remember that poetry dare issued by Tweetspeak Poetry I mentioned earlier this month? Well, it’s begun . . “We’d like you to read not just a poem a day but a poem from one particular poet a day. (That is, the same poet every day.) And that poet, for reasons we have yet to discover, […]
what (or who) holds you back in your work?
A new position opened recently, and my husband was uber qualified to fill it. But it was out of state and involved a lot of travel. I wearied of weighing all the options of what life could look like should he apply and be accepted. Would I move with him? Or would I stay here? […]
scripture sunday: I know …
I am a rose of Sharon a lily of the valleys. ~ Song of Songs 2:2 (NIV) I am fearfully and wonderfully made. ~Psalm 139:14 (NIV)
still saturday: enough for this day
When we breathe, we do not stop inhaling because we have taken in all the oxygen we will ever need, but because we have all the oxygen we need for this breath. Then we exhale, release carbon dioxide, and make room for more oxygen. Sabbath, like the breath, allows us to imagine we have done […]
