alam mo ny an
It means "you know already" in Tagalog (long story). It seems as though each day i am learning that in some ways deep down i do know the answer already, but when I don't know... my Abba Father does.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Dear younger me...
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Poem -life
It's a dance
It's a struggle
It's a gift
It's a box of chocolates
You never know
What you'll get
From first breath
To stillness of heart
Adventures await
Danger
If you dare
To go into the unknown
Walk on the water
Drowning is not an option
Grace goes with
After all this time?
"Always"
Thursday, January 08, 2015
Things changed....
Wednesday, January 07, 2015
Sick
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Transition
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Thankful
I am thankful for those who are serving and are unable to join their loved ones for thanksgiving, I am thankful for the kitchen staff on ships and bases who are working to provide a home-like meal, I am thankful that for many their sailors and soldiers are home today. This is something that I didn't really think about or understand until this year.
I am thankful for family, silly sisters and cousins and loving parents and sweet baby Ben we all get to love.
I am thankful for friends who are family, my middle of the night people, my I-need-wine-people, my pedicures and soup people, adventures, and hugs.
I am thankful for the blessing to be able to do a job I love, for clients who trust and invite me into their lives for nine short months. For babies that cry when they are born and the breath to share with them when they don't.
Im thankful for repeat clients and their precious families, for big sisters who also want a turn getting their belly measured and like to help find baby's heartbeat. I'm thankful For babies who I've caught who run to me snd give me snuggles. Such sweetness!
I'm thankful for cozy beds and homes shared by others with me. For music that I can sing loud, for ponies, and paint, and good books.
I'm thankful for grace Abundant, undeserved mercy, and unending love.
Happy thanksgiving everyone.
Monday, October 13, 2014
I want you to know...
Full
Wednesday, August 06, 2014
"...show me, how big your brave is..."
Today, while I was unloading the kayak from the car a woman who was sitting in her car struck up a conversation and then said to me "I wish I was brave enough to do that like you" I smiled, and told her "I wish I would have brought the other kayak so she could join me."
As I put the kayak into the water I thought to myself, "lady, if you only knew...
Brave is getting in a kayak, getting in the saddle, running up a big hill. Brave is a 10K in a blizzard. Brave is quitting your reliable paycheck job. Brave is catching babies and supporting mothers and families as they grow. Brave is making phone calls. Brave is being honest. Brave is loving someone even though they will leave. Brave is loving yourself enough to say "no". Brave is saying "yes!" Brave is making decisions that change the course of your life. Brave is holding someone as they take their last breath or their very first. Brave is breathing for someone when they can't. Brave is trusting your team, your heart, your mind. Brave is driving with no destination in mind. Brave is dancing. Brave is taking a chance on love. Brave is letting go if love isn't there. Brave is a motorcycle ride, Brave is going to the dentist. Brave is letting go of that which steals your joy. Brave is dropping off a future sailor. Brave is saying goodbye to a big black dog. Brave is changing a flat tire. Brave is being the biggest girl at bootcamp...
Yes, random lady at the park, how I wish I could have taken you out on the river, so you could find a piece of brave, in a simple kayak, on a tiny river.