August 31

Favorite striped shirt

What? Elbow-shaped hole, surprise!

Life breaks through, holes too.

~ Jan

August 28

Hemmed in by oak trees,

starry canopy above:

spirit-grounding night.

~ Twilla

August 27

Misty air, wild waves

Water carries sand, crabs, shells

Carries longing too

~ Jan

August 25

an anxious daughter
tension billows like storm cloud
Lord, we pray for peace

~ Maria

August 21

Fretting over things

I am powerless to change.

Be at rest, my soul.

~ Twilla

August 20

loud night storm comforts
thunder rumbles like cat purr
I wake and listen

~ Maria

August 17

existential dread
middle school for my babies
may it be gentle

~ Maria

August 15

Cicada wiggles

Green goo to glorious wings

Patience as wings dry

Miracle unfolds
Leaving part of past behind
Time for next stages

~ Jan

August 13

Our sweet Junia,

now three, fills us with wonder,

always at my side.

~ Twilla

August 12

to live without fear
will I dare to sing freely,
arms full and outstretched?

~ Maria

August 11

Remembering Willa Esperanza who was born and died six years ago today ...

Six candles unlit

Wish you an angel party 

Grandma Jan sends love

~ Jan

Dear much-loved Willa,

ever-surrounded by Love,

we remember you.

~ Twilla

August 10

Inspired and deeply moved by Maria's most recent haiku...

Bravely choosing light

over deeply-known darkness.

Light Known, yet Unknown.

~ Twilla

August 5

darkness for a time
wax and wane like earth's rhythms
today I choose light

~ Maria

August 3

In the fall of 2012 I planted some Ruby Mantle Sedum in memory of Heidi. 
It's finally blooming!

Your sedum's first blooms

appear now; delicate stars,

tender sparks of hope.

~ Twilla