halfway happy,
chile. argentina. bolivia. cambodia. thailand.
// s e r b i a
romania. bulgaria. ethiopia. rwanda. uganda.
it’s the half way mark of the race
(5.5 months down, 5.5 to go – )
( and i don’t know how we got here )
how did i make it here?
(and how can i ever come back?)
i r i d e s c e n t,
God, who are You?
//faithful, gentle, peaceful
(You are not angry)
loving?
an offering of g r a c e
-serbia
in the wash of red & green mountains
sitting on a rock and singing with a
little yellow ladybug on Christmas eve
– bolivia
dancing & singing in the rain
reflections glowing in the asphalt,
– thailand
communion:
in jewish tradition a man draws a line in the sand
offers the woman a cup of wine and if she accepts
she c r o s s e s
(i accept).
– chile.
hot chocolate, chocolate ice cream & chocolate cake
a very chocolate (un)birthday
– argentina
w a y f a r e r ,
cutting dirty finger nails
and washing hair full of lice
these children You know to be Your own
– cambodia
that three hour zumba class m a r a t h o n
– chile.
p o w e r l e s s n e s s
tasting s a l t in the flats
& panic attacks
– bolivia
wind riding in the back of a truck
sailing under the sea of stars
letting them p o u r in
-thailand
gathering of old ladies
-cambodia
joshua 1:3 //
when we forgot the words to the song
in front of an entire church
stumbling, but they stood
clapped their hands
and joined us.
-argentina
standing in fields of skeleton bones
(but i don’t see ghosts, i see p e o p l e )
searching
-cambodia
i n the g a t e ,
bonfires & marshmallows
the grit with which old women p r a y ,
– bolivia
anibal. oscar. vanessa. siadah. lucia. josephine. vuthy. chanta. nai.
samboon. aon. nui. s n u f f l e s.
questioning the darkness in me
and a hippie man (or an angel)
gave me a crystal clear quartz stone
“for my heart.”
-chile
come as you are baptisms,
swimming.
-thailand
// exodus 14:2
we put mud on her eyes.
(and she smiled).
-cambodia
an encounter with peace
– argentina
under the blankets, snow filtered windows
tear stained sheets and meeting Jesus
while tori watches C.K lewis laughing hysterically
one bed over
– serbia.
h o s e a 2:20
e l e p h a n t s –
we’re not so different after all
when you cut down to the bone
– thailand.
at 16 crying & wondering if there would
ever be more than this:
You promised me: much more than this
provincial life.
//fulfilled.
(My sheep know My voice –
i know Your voice).
—but oh, how i’m still learning how to love.
& & & “the road is ahead of us, so let’s start out today.
just, one more thing – the people & friends that we have lost,
(or the dreams that have faded )
– never forget them.”
–ffx.