Moments merge in the crucible of experience

Yielding a harvest of memories that meander through decades of life

I am an earthen vessel intentionally designed; created with purpose, created for purpose

Delicate, discerning, daring

Embracing life as a curious, tumultuous adventure; at times ordered, at other times, a beautiful mess

Naïve, idealistic, creative

Thoughtfully, provocatively questioning and pondering threads from the fabric of life

Imaginative, irrepressible, with an untameable desire for knowledge

Tenacity tethered by intuitive wisdom, timing, and the passage of time

Youthful vigour, bitter-sweet blossoming, blooming, becoming and being

Dare I permit circumstances, opinions, or rhetoric to muddy my mind and disempower my warrior spirit

Enough – I will not permit riotous noise and pain to subjugate the ultimate, unseen, preordained reality 

For I know who I am

I am an image-bearer; I come from a lineage of Warrior Women - it’s encoded in my DNA

Not superhuman

Emboldened, eyes wide open - I navigate my journey with circumspective wisdom

Strength that embraces vulnerability; looking ahead, while pondering what legacy I will leave behind

Mercy found me. Grace keeps me.

Eternity awaits.