“Adults can build sandcastles too.” Those are the words I said today to a first grader who told me I need to be a kid to build a sandcastle.  And it’s got me thinking about joy and awe and whimsy.  It’s got me wondering if kids see adults as these robots who can no longer… Read more: I want to build a sandcastle too 🏖️

Hours of gold  Moments of peace  Things the summertime usually brings  They unfold in the quiet, unravel in the stillness Wrapping me up in a blanket of hope  The trees dance in the glow Embracing the light  As if there’s something more to find  Here, now, it’s just me, the sky, and the trees of… Read more: Golden

Spring is in the air, they say  But it’s also in my bones and in my soul  Something inside me wants to reach out  To grab hold of the breeze  To tell her to take me wherever she may please I want my heart to open like the blossoms  To soak in the sun To… Read more: Not the End

Sunshine blankets my eyes Soothing my mind Taking its time  There’s no more rush for the sun to say goodbye  She’s up to play for longer days  She’s here to stay  Her rays ringing the trees in beauty  Warming them with her light She’s going to bring them to life  Slowly but surely their buds… Read more: Apricity

I hope you learn to love the small moments.  When the sunlight falls on your skin just right and you glow from the inside.  When the wind blows against your face and you remember that it’s okay to let things go.  When you catch a glimpse of a rainbow after the storm and are reassured… Read more: Moments

Nature always finds a way to make her beauty known The shimmer of the moon guiding your path  The warmth of the sun cradling your face  The breath of the wind whispering to you to keep going  The glimmer of an icicle reminding you of a moment frozen in time  The birds singing a melody lifting… Read more: Frozen in Time

My body is an orchestra Its organs staying in tune and in time with one another, Like harmonizing instruments Despite whatever imperfections lie inside of me, My heart doesn’t give up Its beat is steady, The life song running through my veins  I’ve had seasons where it feels like my heart wants to combust Like… Read more: Heart Song

The waters of life can be harsh  They can lash at your soul and crash on your joy  If your bones feels weary, worn away at the edges Remember that in the turbulence is the emergence of something new There is beauty in the breaking and remaking  Rebuilding comes from the reformation of ruins  The… Read more: Reformation

Feelings are familiar friends, Though they aren’t always invited. Sometimes they come and go as they please. Sometimes they knock on the door. And other times they barge right in. Uninvited and unexpected. Feelings are familiar, But I am learning to appreciate facts too.  The fact that tomorrow the sun will rise, And its light… Read more: The Sun Will Rise

Sometimes a sunset is all you need.  A reminder to just be, a reminder that there are still things unseen.  Rather than be blinded by the darkness, I want to be blinded by the sun, On this journey to believing that Light overcomes