raelynnminkeNov 24, 20211 minTODDLER PRAYERSLord grant me The speed To stop my toddler From drinking the toilet brush water again. Lord grant me The patience To play hide-and-seek...
raelynnminkeNov 24, 20211 minFROM SCRATCHI will never Not be bewildered By the juxtaposition Of my inability To bake a loaf of bread, And my body’s Innate ability To create...
raelynnminkeNov 24, 20211 minCOMMON SENSEIf where you are today Is not where you want to be tomorrow... Then don’t wake up tomorrow, And do the same thing you did today.
raelynnminkeNov 24, 20211 minTEMPORARYShe wore her emotions Like temporary tattoos - Bold and visible to all around her, Until time visited And slowly erased All signs of them.
raelynnminkeNov 24, 20211 minENOUGH, NOW‘It’s enough, now’, She stated, clearly, To whoever Or whatever Was in charge Of assigning life’s challenges.
raelynnminkeNov 24, 20211 minDEFICITSometimes, I wonder how Long it will take To make up for the deficit Of hugs from family And friends in My son’s first 6 months Of life.
raelynnminkeNov 24, 20211 minBABY LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINEShe cried, And thinking it was a game Her baby began to laugh… Which made her laugh, And forget what it was, exactly, That had made her...
raelynnminkeNov 24, 20211 minPANDEMIC PREGNANCYWhen I first learned I was pregnant, In a city, a province, a country Far, far away from my family… I relied on the knowledge that The...