Leah's Journal

Offering

Offering

“Sit beneath me,” she says. “My roots will nourish yours, and my blossoms will restore your fragmented sight.” So I lay my body beneath this flowering tree in our yard....

Offering

“Sit beneath me,” she says. “My roots will nourish yours, and my blossoms will restore your fragmented sight.” So I lay my body beneath this flowering tree in our yard....

Home

Home

We have returned from Florida for a quick getaway during spring break, and here is what I want to remember : The shadows of the palm trees dancing on the...

Home

We have returned from Florida for a quick getaway during spring break, and here is what I want to remember : The shadows of the palm trees dancing on the...

I Got 99 Problems ...

I Got 99 Problems ...

But muscari ain’t one. [Oh my goodness, yes I did just write that.] HA! Spring hits me in different ways. Last year I felt indignant, heavy with grief. This year,...

I Got 99 Problems ...

But muscari ain’t one. [Oh my goodness, yes I did just write that.] HA! Spring hits me in different ways. Last year I felt indignant, heavy with grief. This year,...

I Almost Gave Up On 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....

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

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 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...