Stepping out of the shade

by Jill Schroder “When day comes, we step out of the shade…” is an excerpt from Amanda Gorman, the youth Poet Laureate’s contribution at the Biden-Harris inauguration. This phrase landed with me and then rippled out. It does seem like we are stepping out of the shade...
EARLY MORNING ENCOUNTERS

EARLY MORNING ENCOUNTERS

by Lillian Ireland Stepping onto the sunlit trail, with not a soul in sight, The morning air breathes Welcome Home – let go of your thoughts for awhile. Numbing news will still be there, of folks near and across the globe, But for now, you’re here with me,...