Things I can’t (and don’t want to) change about me
My lazy eye…well, I wouldn’t mind a change My womanhood My womanhood + pastoral call My skin color My low voice My loud laugh My idea generating brain My passion …
The Pieces
This morning was both “Ahhhh, there’s so much to do” and “Ok, God, what first?” I took a moment to analyze the work I needed to complete and the time …
Woman Pastor Gratitude
When I realize that washing my hair and putting it up will take less time than braiding it in two …I say thank you, God When I decide to wear …
Everyday Incongruence
We’re living in whirlwinds Sucking up airless moments Fleeting Gasp gasp gasping . We used the metal concert gates as stretchers for the injured for the deceased . She asks …
Shifts
It’s almost 5am and I’ve been awake for a couple of hours in what has felt like sacred time. I didn’t want to wake so early and certainly had no …
What dreams are made of
The rain had begun to pour. My friend Daniela was teaching us (a medium sized group of people standing in the rain) about something and had to walk up a …
Everything
It’s not a pending doom; I’m not that melodramatic. It is a change, however, and a big one that I know I can’t be perfectly prepared for. That’s part of the problem, really.