Tag Archives: healing

mama loves the broken things

Posted on September 25, 2010 by the jodi

When I was a girl we lived across from a parking lot. On the other side of the lot was a candy store, and just beyond that, the neighborhood pool.  The parking lot was where all the boys my age spent their days playing softball, stickball and handball. At night, the older boys came out leaning against the white painted brick of the candy store, smoking Marlboro reds and drinking Budweiser, waiting for the tough girls with stick straight hair … Continue reading →

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the bridal bouqet

Posted on July 11, 2010 by the jodi

It was a lovely wedding in a neighborhood church that welcomes all possibilities of love. I’m not usually a big fan of weddings or anniversary parties or christenings or anything that reeks of well adjusted people having picture book walk happily ever after in the sunset family lives. But, the gospel choir sang “Kisses Sweeter than Wine“  and I cried, or rather, my eyes leaked. They were two people, utterly in love. I want to believe; in a small dark … Continue reading →

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feeding the beast within

Posted on June 27, 2010 by the jodi

All my life –seriously, all my life, and that is considerable at this point, all my life I’ve felt like I was fighting dragons. Picture me in a medieval princess gown, with a broad sword, fighting off dragons as they come at me from every side. Vicious, horrible things that would make grown men run and cry like little girls. Breathing fire and stank like raw sewage. Ready to incinerate me, roast me, toast me, eat me whole or tear … Continue reading →

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