Daughter (A Great Wonder)

Posted by on Dec 12, 2014 in Journal | 0 comments It was with wonder I watched the little pink plus sign appear. Its stark colour against the back drop of white. That same wonder followed me through the aisles of the department store looking for the tiniest pairs of shoes – to hang our apartment door – a sign that love have come full circle and that parenthood was imminent. It was with wonder I watched my body swell and stretch, life...
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School or {Why Christmas Has to Wait}

Posted by on Dec 10, 2014 in Journal | 0 comments The smaller campus dares you to hide, to attempt to get lost in the crowd. There is activity pulsing all around and if you stand still you can hear the beckoning and feel a yearning to be involved, to become part of this community. You can hear the wheels of learning churn and grind as students embark on quests to move beyond that which was previously placed before them as truth. This is a...
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He is! Enough!

Posted by on Dec 3, 2014 in Journal | 2 comments I write it as if to etch it on my heart. White chalk pushed across black as if it will somehow light me from within. He is! Enough! It’s like an altar, that small chalkboard hanging next to the blender in the kitchen. The words I write on it, a remembering of where I’ve been and how He has been with me. He is! Enough! With the house filling with the scent of pine I urge my soul...
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