If I handed you A million dollar Rare geode With delicate edges, Would you Forget to feed it lunch, Leave it out with no sunscreen, Make...

Why do you sit In a cloudy pout? Insisting you’ve found No way out. And woe to you, Fist at the sky, Resigning yourself To ocean tide....

In the spare room In the basement Of the R family hotel, I got a buzzing text On my flip phone. An invitation To join the back porch...

Aren’t you glad we’ve A flourishing God Who loves a good ink dipped pen? Who admires the filigree Of developing leaves And every painted...

I wonder If what hinders us Is a ghastly Ghost story So rehearsed and revered We fail to ask If it’s true in the Broad light of day....

Imagine a prim-nosed, Leery-eyed Karen Barking insults Intended to injure And poke a hole In your soul. It stings. It reminds you Of all...

The moment you realize The moment has passed Is the moment You begin to live. The sunbeams pass, And the snow doesn’t last, And the...

I won’t tell you “Go big or go home. No regrets” Because sometimes Bigger isn’t better, And going home Can be healing, And there’s no...

Long after my Childhood cat was gone, My sleepy foot nestled Under a pillow at college, And instinctively my body said, “Ope! Don’t shove...

So far You’ve come. Through brambles and briars, High waters and mud, Late nights, Early mornings, Uphill both ways. You show up Here...

When did we start Prioritizing Forecasts Of sunny and 75 degrees? And when we’re wrong We shy from the eyes Behind eager microphones. We...

Am I doing enough? Do I make enough? Do I have enough? Do I give enough? Do I save enough? Do I speak enough? Do I listen enough? Do I -...

Above the Pennsylvania clouds, The sun began dipping into A sea of whipped cream. Then we prepped for landing. The windows darkened....

You carry a question In the back pocket Of your mind, And if you Sit still long enough It makes you uncomfortable: “Do I matter?” The...

It’s not because You worked hard, Or journeyed far, Or checked off your list, Or finished, Or broke a sweat, Or made the grade, Or stayed...

God is a gardener Coaxing seeds And knowing Just when the harvest is ripe. God is a chef Smelling deep And knowing Just what spices to...

You will always find Reasons to quit. Towels in, feet up, Calling it a night. But nights aren’t Meant to last forever. And morning mist...

In “Little Women” it was Limes. In the 50’s it was Silly Putty. Do you remember Silly Bandz? Webkinz? Fidget Spinners? Checkered Vans?...

There is a quiet corner Of your heart That plays on repeat That day when you were Only 13 years old And they left you. In that corner of...

Not everyone climbs Mount Everest. Not everyone walks on the moon. Not everyone wins an Oscar. Not everyone builds a Taj Mahal. You hold...