Posts Tagged ‘childhood’
A Blessing for the September Mother
A Blessing for the September Mother: Who doesn’t make enough memories Or lives for the bucket list Who misses the first day of school Or performs acrobatics to get it off work Who holds milestones and grief in the same hand Or relishes in routine Who feels nauseous with anxiety Or notices she can breathe again Who despises making packed…
Read Morethis is church right now
Five minutes late (aren’t we always these days). Smudged nametags, courtesy of Crayola markers. Pile of coats on the end of the pew (will it ever be spring?). Loud whispers requesting books as soon as the lector starts to read. Why can’t we sing that psalm again – I like that one. Puzzle pieces scattered on…
Read MoreThe Spiritual Practice of Summering
Slipping off shoes before bare grass. Watching a nightly sunset, not in passing but present to the pastel palette of the sky. Listening to early morning birds, awake even before the babes in the next room. Spotting fireflies’ silent blinks at the wooded edge, gentle as grace. Plucking first beans from the lush leaves of…
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