A Song For You

A Song For You

From the book Underwater: When Encephalitis, Brain Injury and Epilepsy Change Everything Music and memory can be friends.  What are your favorite songs? Why do you like them?  What are the songs which best describe your own underwater story? Why...
Father, Son, Spirit by Hallie Richardson

Father, Son, Spirit by Hallie Richardson

He is Father, Creator, Sustainer.He is the beginning and the ending.The one who sculpted the hearts ofevery person ever to live and move.He is the breath in our lungs.He is the divine architect,the ultimate and supreme being.He is holy, blameless and...
a letter to the rain

a letter to the rain

from the book embracing now: pain, joy, healing, living  dear rain, i am sorry. remembering days of smiling with you, running as you soaked me, enjoying your sound. but i changed. long ago, i changed. i no longer enjoy you. this morning, while dreading a long drive...
early morning

early morning

A poem from the book embracing now: pain, joy, healing, living. an early morning walk.thankfulness and appreciationand wonder.a rising sun reminding me ineeded sunglasses—my normal companion.seeing the remainsof a tiny snakein his failed attemptto cross the...