I remember it well. Just over a year ago I was driving the girls to school. The sun was shining and my heart was full. I had never felt better or happier. A song came on the radio, and these words swirled in my head and my heart... Make me broken, so I can be...
It's back. The debilitating anxiety has returned. An unsuccessful attempt to lower one of my medications (as recommended by my naturopth) has landed me back in the throws of darkness. Honestly, I had forgotten just how bad it could get. These past few months have...
It's the final day of a year that I've been waiting to release to faded dreams of memory. For all the heartache of 2014, one would think I should be giddy to begin anew. But, that's the thing about "shoulds," they never do any favors. Instead, I find myself quietly...
I hear small feet skipping in and see a pair of brightly colored sneakers enter the bathroom stall next to me. Unexpected words are spoken into the stillness of a school bathroom. The little voice asks, Does anybody know me? I startle at the question and reply...
Written across the ages, it forms. Each life, a thread, expertly written across the page. I long to know The Story and my part in it. Most days, I attempt to write my own plot and protest in frustration when the chapter doesn't go the way I planned. Crumpled bits of...
It takes a long time to really know someone, and even then it's not easy. If fact, it's rare to truly know another person. You have to understand their history, observe how they interact with others, look at the work they do, and gain insight into their nature. ...
It was a painted piece of clay attached to a necklace with yellow yarn. A homemade charm lovingly designed by my eldest daughter to replace the "real" one she lost. Happy birthday, Mom! I looked all over the house, but I couldn't find your missing charm. I made...
I giggled as my eyes scanned the new comment on my Facebook page, "You are such a calm & peaceful person... So inspiring!!" If only they knew... How often we brave the world, full of smiles and glow, a façade covering the reality of what lies within. This quest...
Schedules. Deadlines. Weary and overwhelmed. If the snapshot of your life reflects the frazzled and the frustrated, then we are kindred spirits, indeed. I know all too well that Seeking the Still can easily sound like another thing to add to an already overflowing...
I know You're there, God. It's me, Laura. I guess you know that I've been struggling for quite some time about what to do here in this space. Seeking The Still has been my quest for several years now. Ever since You whispered the idea to me on a springtime day, and...