Koodaigirl

  The Moon How many phases have passed in my 47 years? Sliced and thin Hung... tilted precariously on it's side.  Nursery rhymes and chi...

  The Shoulds Like Egyptian taskmasters of old,  the 'shoulds' whip at my back and call me to attention. Slaves don't rest.  Onl...

  Introverts Cry Will I ever be able to go back? My energy for others seems to have left.  Will it ever return? Weeks go by... Will months p...

  Meaning...less or full One, two, three, four... seven days. The ebb and flow of the days as they merge together into a week,  Each day uni...

  Conflict It frightens me. The rumblings below,  The feelings of heat.  Radiating, pulsing.  Am I aware first?   Or am I frightened by what...

  To See and Hear There are sounds and sights I never did see. Missed wisps, lost colour,  All passed by with movement and noise.   I paint ...

In this season of life, sleep is not always a given.  There are many mornings when I feel heavy and exhausted after the restless or sleepl...

I can get pretty locked up in my head.  My thoughts can be so busy, random, critical, and full-on.  Through the years, I have become more ...

I woke up two mornings ago with pain and a very swollen eye.  No fun.  It looked like I had been in a fight and lost!  The quick jaunt to ...

My daughter wrote a stunning piece of spoken word.  I would love for you to click on the link and listen to her reading it out...   The t...

You know that moment when you are smiling so much, your face starts to ache just a bit? I felt the ache in my cheeks the other night.  I...

I see it in your eyes.  I see the emotion. All of me wants you to know, "It's really okay to be sad." I see it and I wan...

I was hardly listening to the song.  The music and lyrics were just wafting in the background.   In one moment, though, one particular li...

I hate it.  I really do.  I absolutely hate the story of the cross. Today is Good Friday.  Today is the day we celebrate a story that I...

These were my very thoughts today.  I offer this old post... re-posted...as a testimony of how we continue to learn the same things over an...

Every day, without fail, he comes to the window. How he knows I am awake or how long he has been watching for me... only God knows!  My ...

Below I offer you an un-edited re-post of a blog   I wrote August, 2016. ------- Take a load off.  Sit for a while.  Rest...  ...

There is a place for me to live always.  I have a home.  It is a warm, inviting and cozy place.  It is settled.  Forever. I hear the voi...

I just didn't have it this morning.  I felt empty.  Lacking. I woke up seriously lacking.  Lacking energy.  Lacking joy.  Out of sor...

My kryptonite is "making mistakes" or "doing it wrong"*. I know, to some personalities, this sounds absurd...  ...