Thoughts & Inspirations

What Will Your Verse Be?

A familiar scent washes over me as I make my way toward the large double sliding-doors that lead into my room at this oceanside vista. It smells like my mother's lavender bushes but thicker and sweeter, laced with a fragrance that is new to me. I've never been to Costa Rica before. This is a new … [Read more...]

The Lie that Destroyed the Child

All of us have something in common. No matter who you are, Where you’ve come from— Whether you are a man or woman, Famous, notorious, or relatively unknown— No matter your size, your race, Or your health, Or your economic circumstances— We all once were children. At one point in each of … [Read more...]

Am I a Feminist?

(Photo by Carla Jackson) There's been a lot of talk lately about feminism. Some celebrities have given speeches and taken public stands on this topic—this cause. Am I a feminist? Well, I guess it depends on what you mean by that. If you asked me if I was a Christian, I'd probably answer you the … [Read more...]

Top 10 Albums to Write To

A good friend of mine came over for a few days and was listening to my iPod constantly. He actually stole my Nano right out of my stereo and then sent pics of himself listening to it. (The nerve!) So I know there is some good stuff on there . . . at the same time, I'm always looking for something … [Read more...]

Turning Loss into Joy

Sometimes I come across something that triggers a memory from the past that I just can't seem to shake. A scent, a piece of music, an experience that almost throws me into some kind of time warp where I end up dropping squarely in the middle of a moment in the past that I feel like I've lost … [Read more...]

Thornbirds

I sit quietly. The warm wind gusts in fits and starts, like the ache in my heart. Some days, I can barely recollect the pain. Other days, as I open my eyes in the early morning, it's still hard to breathe. I can never tell when the winds of sorrow are going to blow. They come from out of nowhere and … [Read more...]