When I was in middle school, a friend told me to hold my breath while going over a bridge. If you held on the entire time, then at the end … Continue reading Make a wish…
Category: Community
Belonging
As I finished up a conversation with some friends, one of them asked how they could be praying for me. They knew that my job was ending, and that I … Continue reading Belonging
8pm
At 6:45pm a reminder went off that tonight was supposed to be Starlight Parade. Before Covid-19. Before innocent deaths due to complications. Before innocent deaths due to bullets. Before peaceful … Continue reading 8pm
Gingerbread Man
Monday morning was my first time running loops in downtown Portland since the beginning of shelter-in-place. The app on my phone said a little rain that morning, and then a … Continue reading Gingerbread Man
#52sparks: From Where I Stand
“We are not all in the same boat, but we are in the same storm.” I’ve seen this quote multiple times on social media in the midst of Covid-19. A … Continue reading #52sparks: From Where I Stand
#52sparks: Motherhood
I propose that love is as simple as this mother duck walking across the street with babies trailing behind. She could easily fly to the small pond on the other … Continue reading #52sparks: Motherhood
#52sparks: Food
I’m not sure if a cigar is just a cigar, but I know for sure that food is not just food. When the rumors started about quarantines and lockdowns in … Continue reading #52sparks: Food
Beauty Over Fear
It was announced last month that the university I work at will be closing this spring. For good. It was announced last week that the world we live in will … Continue reading Beauty Over Fear
#52sparks: Your Everyday
We all have third places. Those spaces that we spend most of our time after work and home. They are the locations that we find community, satisfy curiosity, or just … Continue reading #52sparks: Your Everyday
#52sparks: Yellow
There’s a story behind the mug sitting on my desk at work. It was a gift from someone that I rarely see. And it was an awkward time when we … Continue reading #52sparks: Yellow
Starting Line Miracles 