it’s not about having it together, you know.

Last Sunday, I went to church.Yes, really. It was monumental for me, because church isn't a place I've had a strong desire for in the past couple of years. But Saturday night, a strong desire came over me to go to church. So I texted a friend and asked if I could attend their church …

seamstress work

This was a quiet one,she thought as she was sewing up,all the rips and tearsthat had pierced her skin.a quiet battle.a quiet, inner agonybreaking apart her psychefrom inside outbrain matter becominga sharp blade.imperfections were little knivesthrown at a boardhitting squarely on marksblood spurted out, fresh woundson top of old scar tissue.But she sat in silencesewing …

50 Shades of… Green.

It's 11:29 pm. I have been sitting and staring at my computer screen for 3 hours or so. Not losing myself in Facebook (ok...well...a little). Not checking email, or WordPress, or writing. Nope. Instead, I've been obsessively trying to figure out how to spend my money well. A dear friend and I went on a …

Down the Rabbit Hole

"Alice! Alice!" She could hear the voices above ground, from her past life, but they were fading fast. Their frantic tone sliced panic into her heart, but her pinwheeling hands found no traction in the dirt. Only a few moments before she had been walking along the forest path, happily clambering to a destination precisely …

Lessons on Vacation

I am on vacation, but wanted to write a couple of quick snippets of thought I've had this week:1. I've realized, partially from being around my bestie and her husband, how disconnected I was in my marriage. There were definitely issues that went beyond that which caused an end to it, but my disconnection made …