I watch myself grow older and I think it’s funny who I thought I’d be at 24 when I was 18. I watch people interact, awkwardly dancing around conversation and meaning and I think it’s funny I ever believed love was a formula. I watch babies being born and new things happening and wonder why Continue reading

(Sometimes, you just need a little sarcasm to illuminate the misconceptions and be free.) Let me drag you down from the cross I am strong enough, i have built my strength Let me dip this sponge in some old wine and try to quench your thirst I watched you give everything for me and I Continue reading

I am just as insecure as anyone else but I want to always be in awe I usually want to be anywhere but here Just trying to figure life out Even though I know I can’t Just trying to jump head first even if I can barely swim Maybe someday I will find a shooting Continue reading

you wear ripped sweatpants and a stained looney tunes t-shirt matching the stained faces of your sleepy toddlers you drag to wal-mart at 11 pm to buy wonder bread and mayo and check the ATM to find the current “man of the house” drained your account on beer again you, at least, can balance the Continue reading

I wish I had words to tell how the light filters through the tree branches, or how quickly my anchored soul takes flight from this acknowledgment. I wish I knew how to capture moments of contentment and store them up like dried lavender, pulling them out when I need the scent of something sweet and Continue reading

I put together a collection of poems, called “All Things Are Becoming New”  It’s 75 pages of hopefully thought provoking and encouraging original poems. Click on the book to read some sample poetry. It’s $10 plus shipping, and about half of that go towards my mission at  YWAM To purchase it, click on the link Continue reading