my heart is heavy life turns so unexpectedly there is no now between us now it’s once upon a time when smiles, laughs and hugs were enough when the story of you held hope for a happy ending the last page hadn’t been written yet or so we thought my heart is aching tears and words fall softly as memories play with ghost-like foretelling of what will never be when did time slip away and when did eyes fail to see and oh the aching grows with each scene the depth

This piece was birthed out of a desperate cry for renewed hope. A season of needing truth to rise up and declare hope as unwavering and immoveable. On my trip to Washington DC last fall, one of my favorite places was the MLK memorial. An inspiring memorial with perfectly planned sculptures, positioning and quotes. One of which was "Out of a mountain of despair, a stone of hope." This phrase has been imprinted on my soul, giving flight to restored hope. There are many laye