Leah's Journal

I Almost Gave Up On Her
This amaryllis that is… The one I bought at Whole Foods last December. She was nearly fully grown and I enjoyed her splendor without doing much to care for her....
I Almost Gave Up On Her
This amaryllis that is… The one I bought at Whole Foods last December. She was nearly fully grown and I enjoyed her splendor without doing much to care for her....

Pruning
I met myself in the garden today. I tended to the roses that had been left just as they were at the end of last season. Some still had their...
Pruning
I met myself in the garden today. I tended to the roses that had been left just as they were at the end of last season. Some still had their...

What if I was my own beloved?
What if I was an ally to myself? What if I viewed my choices as blessings - instead of burdens? What If I measured how my actions made me feel...
What if I was my own beloved?
What if I was an ally to myself? What if I viewed my choices as blessings - instead of burdens? What If I measured how my actions made me feel...

Reawaken
During these past months I have been met with deep pain and profound beauty. I managed to get a gigantic splinter in my foot which required surgery to remove. Then...
Reawaken
During these past months I have been met with deep pain and profound beauty. I managed to get a gigantic splinter in my foot which required surgery to remove. Then...

Motherhood,
A series of initiations. A continuous choice to mother myself. A simultaneous heartbreak and rejoicing in the new places and spaces our children lead us to; a deeper understanding of...
Motherhood,
A series of initiations. A continuous choice to mother myself. A simultaneous heartbreak and rejoicing in the new places and spaces our children lead us to; a deeper understanding of...

Renewal is generous
Renewal is gradual. Renewal is artful. Renewal is forgiving. Renewal is life giving. Renewal is allowing. Remewal is sweet. Renewal is repetitive. Renewal perpetuates what is good and true in...
Renewal is generous
Renewal is gradual. Renewal is artful. Renewal is forgiving. Renewal is life giving. Renewal is allowing. Remewal is sweet. Renewal is repetitive. Renewal perpetuates what is good and true in...