In the Stretching Moments

For over three years, I’ve been walking on a broken foot.  Every step towards something or away from something was taken on a foot that wasn’t healed. Because I didn’t know it was broken, I walked on it anyway. Often times, my foot would was sore and swollen. My podiatrist assured me I was fine,Continue reading “In the Stretching Moments”

Worn

“I’m tired.  I’m worn.  My heart is heavy from the work it takes to keep on breathing…” The lyrics to Tenth Avenue North’s latest radio single, “Worn,” seemed alien to me a week ago. What a difference a week makes. The thread holding me together unraveled when my foot doctor told me that I wouldContinue reading “Worn”

Broken and Not So Broken

“God, I’m in the place again/I’m trying so hard not to fall/But everything keeps coming down with the rain.”–Everyday Sunday I’ve always appreciated melancholy songs.  There’s something about the toned down, raw nature of a rock band that grips my heart and makes me pay attention, like KISS’s “Beth” or Five Iron Frenzy’s “Every NewContinue reading “Broken and Not So Broken”