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Psalm 88 Rewritten
You have swallowed me, Crushed me in darkness. There is no escape. Your silence confounds me; I cannot catch my breath before I’m pulled under again. Where is your outstretched hand?
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A Good Day for the Grieving Mother
Today was a “good” day. I seemed to hit my cues a little better in this dance routine I’ve been practicing between grief and joy.
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Labor Pains of Grief
After my water broke during labor with her sister, terror struck me as labor pains began to crush me without sight of relief. I had no choice but to go through the pain. I again feel the space that lies between a rock and a hard place. This is a crushing, pressing in, and squeezing…
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Embracing Heat and Heartache
My rounded belly had me laid out on the couch again watching three palm trees stand tall in the heat outside of our front window. It’s always so dreadfully hot in August and being pregnant didn’t do anything to help me out either. I remember how tired I was. My third pregnancy had left me…
A Mother's Lament 