a contemplative poem about taking the time you need before committing yourself, your time, or your resources to something or someone. There is no shame in saying no, and there is no hurry to decide; so try to take what you need to make an informed decision about your commitments.

a contemplative poem that ponders the relationship with our adult children that no longer live at home; that we continue to make time with them a priority and home a place that is always loving, safe and built on shared memories both new and old.

a contemplative poem that uses scrabble as an analogy where we are called to take what is scattered before us and make sense of it...to take the chaos and disorder and line it up into something meaningful. We can be lazy and put in little effort or we can take some time and develop the pieces into something that counts.

A poem about facing so many decisions and we have a need to balance those decisions between our hearts and our heads; we need to use love and humility, as well as intention and discernment

A poem about how easy it is to offer our words of comfort to someone rather than making the extra effort that would truly serve them in that moment to change their circumstances or alleviate stress or suffering

From the contemplative poem "Full-filled" ....not wanting and not needing, grateful for all that is yet hopeful for all that could be.

What are we missing, or is something missing in us?

Choose your choice and act with confidence