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Lens of Hope


"The doctor will see you now"
Time flies when you’re watching your kid cross the threshold from elementary to middle school, when he stands for a picture with his...


"The only way out is through."
I keep coming back to pictures of birth lately. Maybe it's because some of my deepest relationships are with women who have held this...


Where two or more are gathered
Four years ago today, Jake and I were on an evening hike in Monterrosso (one of five small seaside villages in Cinque Terre, Italy). I'd...


On Building Sandcastles
If this year has taught me anything about hope, it’s that it can’t be branded, or condensed into a three sentence mission statement.


Why I Stopped Telling her to calm down
They told me that they chose my name because of the meaning. My first and middle name together essentially mean,"lively and anointed." ...


One Little Word
The days I spent as a music major at VCU feel like another lifetime ago. There are only a handful of memories that I can recall in vivid...


Grace Expectations.
Recently, Olive took a tumble down the last part of our stairs. I waited for her to pop back up and continue on to wherever she was...


Holding Space
Another lifetime ago- back when I was actually using my degree (hah!)- I was explaining the importance of rests to one of my piano...
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