Letter of the Week
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Rearview Mirror and Windshield
A year in the rearview. A year ahead. I’m grateful for breath and living. I’ve learned much about grief and loss. These I will survive, but they will always be a part of me. Out the front windshield, there is hope and open expanse. Come light, adventure, learning, and growth. Amen.
About the Archivist
A Warrior Poet. To live fully, the pen must accompany the sword. To have one without the other, for me, is living incomplete. The fruit of the pen is for me. If it serves you, I am thankful.
Latest Additions
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Would you know my name, if I saw you in Heaven?
There are those whom we are blessed to share some of life with. Some of these are lost to us far too soon. Even though I wouldn’t want him to be other than where he is now, I just want a cup of coffee with him today. My heart is broken in every way, but…
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Hurt
From within: Origin unknown Presence unquestioned Head, heart, eyes blown Resolution untested From without: Known visitor Unwelcomed an unwanted Been here before Leave or run the gauntlet From my hand: Never wanted to But it happened Never meant to Hearts dampened From yours: You may not know You may not recall Wasn’t just me, so…
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Golden Promise Surrender
It’s not magic – the floor just fell throughYou say trust me, but that’s all my work to doHow can something so small fill up the whole damn roomWalls are pushing in – don’t think this will be my tomb Holding it together as I fall up through the floorHolding it together for just a…
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Sounds of Real
Sounds of the realest stuff I’ve heardBetter than my written wordTakes me back to times beforeWill I go ‘fore I get to hear ’em more?Sounds of a train too far off to seeThese are the sounds of real to me Coffee perking through to brewFeet coming down the stairBringing my first sight of youLeaves forced…
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The Invitation Stands
Psalm 27:4 One thing I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple. (NRSVA) I’m asking God for one thing, only one thing: To live with him…