I haven’t really written much this year, I kept meaning to, but life just kept happening! Right at the end of January my Grandmother had a massive heart attack. She survived, initially. But the next week was a draining marathon of the hospital, and arranging for hospice. We brought her home, and she passed not more […]
For Donna
For Donna A Poem in Memory, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ I call myself a writer, But sometimes I don’t know what to write. Words seem to falter, Locked inside up tight. ~ There are some people in your life That are not only a part, But something more, deep inside, At the center of […]
The Ever Offensive Cross
What do you think about when you think of the cross? Do you think of church? Christians? Jewelry? Does it mean anything to you? Perhaps it feels like a pretentious symbol to you, offensive in its religiosity. Maybe it is a sacred image, symbolizing peace, and hope. Maybe you think of Jesus. But what is […]
Come to the Garden
Come to the Garden A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Step into the Garden near, And breathe the fullness of the air. Come with awe and hope, and a little fear, And see the site that you’ll find there. ~ Let your gaze fall on gaping hole, Empty in the earth, And to your knees, […]
Easter Unprepared
It’s happened again! Easter week is here, and I’m caught pretty much unprepared! Every year I tell myself I’m not going to do this, not going to just leave Easter for the last minute. Every year it seems to sneak up on me before I know it! All of a sudden I’m seeing blog posts […]
The Shadow of Death
Why? I see the pain, the suffering in the world and am overwhelmed. I see, I taste the fruits of death. The old, the young, the guilty, the innocent. So many robbed of life before their time. The child just waking up to life. The young woman, murdered by someone she thought she loved. I’ve seen […]