she wanted
a pretty little picture
no smudges or
mistakes
when the imperfection
is what makes it all
so beautiful
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nowhere fast
not realizing that she
is nowhere
in sight
because they are not
running…
Read Moreshe is without a home
a place to hang her head
finding small burrows
to hide and be small
nary a whisper
when her insides…
Read Moredamsel in distress
tears streaming down
the stronger to show for it
she sticks to her guns
without a shoulder to cry on
until a shoulder appears….
Read MoreYou give me
The kind of love
That pours out of me
My hands
no longer clenched
They are wide
Open…
Read MoreHe says I hear you
whispering secrets with my eyes
he asks
are you speaking to me?
and I nod
my silent words say
enough to….
Read MoreThe rain is coming down and brings refreshment.
I can barely see the diagonal droplets of water but the sound assures me that it is here.
Rhythms of nature.
Evidence of a life outside my mind…
Read MoreThe winds remind us we’re alive
That even when
we stand still
planted to the ground
There is movement…
Read MoreThe darkness doesn’t diminish or expose your fatal weaknesses.
It is an ominous cloud.
It is crashing and engulfing waves of grief.
But it is only temporary.
Not so the light…
Read Morewhat if we go on anyway
courage
the loss worth the gain
of freedom
authenticity
acceptance of who we are and
choose to be
we don’t have to wait
power…
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So this is what love is.
Love is not all-encompassing as I had known before.
It is charitable, not destructive.
It leaves you in one piece (peace)…
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Hi readers, I have drafts of pieces I’ve written over the last few years that I will be sharing over the course of the next few weeks. It is hard to describe what the last two years have been like for a lot of us- so many moments and emotions have passed and have been endured both in slow-motion and an uncapturable pace. This piece was written…
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Hey ya’ll! We are celebrating our fourth anniversary of the OverflowingwithGrace blog this month! Woohoo! I’m so thankful for you readers, supporters, and followers of the blog and proud of our OverflowingwithGrace community for living with an abundance of grace and authenticity…..
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