land art

The Only Way I Know To Pray

May 4, 2015

Last year at this time I was unable to visit my most favorite, beloved part of Sedona because of a recent 10 day forest fire that swept through much of this sacred land. I was devastated and overwhelmed with sadness as we slowly drove the winded path north taking in all of the damage that sweet Sedona had endured due to someone’s carelessness. For nights I literally couldn’t sleep because my heart ached so bad. I found this precious spot years before when Phoenix was just a baby. I would strap him on my back and spend all day hiking through those…

To This

Feb 15, 2015

Is there anything I can do for you? With total conviction I looked up and said: Yes. Can you throw me a bath? Her eyes lit up like candles. Give me twenty minutes. I went to Washington to write. To chip away at the cloudiness in my mind. To make a statement to myself that it’s time. It’s time. Your bath is ready and I put lavender in it for you, of course. The last time I found myself naked and being purified from the inside out my fingers clawed at bare dirt searching for any square inch of relief…