It falls without consideration intent on cleansing the earth with it's powdery promises It falls without belief, without conviction, void of understanding heeding never petty predictions and false accusations yielding not to weak purposes and ineffective plans I wish it would fall until every tree top remained covered until every house was hidden every road … Continue reading Fall
Author: Kim Blenkhorn
The color of worth
MY whole life this picture hung in our living room. I never thought too much about it, like so many things in childhood, it was just part of the scenery like the sun, or the cherry tree in our back yard, or the weird neighbors that kept their shades closed all day , every day. … Continue reading The color of worth
my first blog
I feel it is quite possible that i need to not make any sense before i sail on the ships of sense making, to my destination of the land of BLOG. A tiny little island, well it looks tiny from where i stand. i am standing on the shores of wish. I look out over … Continue reading my first blog
ski lessons
February 18, 2013 Today I learned that skiing is something that is worked at, taught not caught. Learning a new skill is a long process.I guess that's why people have lessons. One ski lesson is barely enough to teach me to stay upright, never mind turn me into an all star, or even to conquer … Continue reading ski lessons
Stopping Midstream
Stopping Midstream My days are heavy My pain powerful My heart and mind full of holes, My feet weighed down My soul in anguish For all the knowledge I don’t know I grieve the tools I don’t possess, I twist the words I do Frustration fills these boots Like floods of water I didn’t choose … Continue reading Stopping Midstream
the secret world of reading
"Creative Non-Fiction fills a niche that will never be filled by either fiction or traditional nonfiction...about the things that happen to people in real time and the ways those things change us a day or a decade later." -Gerald N. Callahan The Silent Power of the Written Word Consumed in place of meals, invested in … Continue reading the secret world of reading
Politically Correct
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 "Politically Correct" I wouldn't consider myself a political person; however, when the State of the Union comes on or the president makes a speech I do uncharacteristically have a tendency to be somewhat...overenthusiastic about the whole thing. I'm not entirely sure my husband enjoys watching these speeches with me, and probably … Continue reading Politically Correct
Justified Desires
November, 13 2012 "Memoirs of my Miscarriage" I want to be alone. I don’t want to talk, or listen. I don’t want to smile or pretend. I don’t want to answer questions that I don’t care about. I don’t want to hear voices, or ask questions. I don’t want to be good or kind or … Continue reading Justified Desires
Masterpiece
Monday, January 27, 2013 “My Masterpiece” “There is not a soul alive who appreciates and delights in the artwork as much as the artist himself.” I’ve been using my phone to take pictures from various angles and at every stage, from first pencil sketch to each final color. Like a child, I gleefully drag in … Continue reading Masterpiece
My Faith Place 