The sound first appeared to waft upwards through the grate in the floor, passing up into the hallway outside my bedroom like a leaf blown into the sky on the first day of a fall season. The sound was different, strange, creating a feeling of curiousity in my 10 year old self – drawing me […]
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By Betsy Whitmarsh – Thinking of Chelsea Murphy
Thinking of Chelsea Murphy by Betsy Whitmarsh… Stop all the clocks By W. H. Auden Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead Scribbling on the […]
I Like My Friends The Best – Thinking About Chelsea Rose Murphy
Trapped in a time where memories bring me to different places, I find myself sometimes stuck with the most surrealistic feelings about where I am. This morning I simply could not believe the events of what can still be measured as days ago could have possibly happened. Its an unsettling situation to be sure because […]
I’d Write A Rainbow: From Dr. Jeff London, Pastor of John Knox Presbyterian, by Ann Weems
If I could, I’d write for you a rainbow and splash it with all the colors of God so that each new God’s morning your eyes would open first to hope and promise If I could, I’d wipe away your tears and hold you close forever in shalom but God never promised I could write […]
The Winter Inside by Scott Carr – A Tribute To Chelsea Rose Murphy
Today is winter. Again. Long cold fingers seemingly reach from the North across hundreds upon hundreds of miles to find me. The sun shines, but I find no warmth in it, instead each blowing wind feels like another icy caress. To me, everything reflects the uncaring grip of winter from the barren trees moving to […]
They Touch Our Soul – A Tribute To Chelsea Rose Murphy
They say you can’t pick your family but I surely think we do and it extends way beyond our biological one. It’s amazing and a little surreal when we cross paths with our tribe because we immediately recognize the connection goes way beyond our normal way of relating to others. It feels like we’ve known […]
Something Beautiful Remains by Miranda Kaiser
The tide recedes, but leaves behind Bright seashells on the sand. The sun goes down but gentle warmth Still lingers on the ground The music stops & yet it lingers on In sweet refrain. For every joy that passes Something beautiful remains
Chelsea Rose Murphy – What I Learned From Her
Chelsea Rose Murphy – What I Learned From Her… Be in the present. Be yourself. Be the one to be silly if you want, or funny… if sticking your head out of a school bus window as you drive through town makes you happy – then stick your head out the window and enjoy! (Update – […]