Emma Kate

As I've described, it's like a new pair of shoes.

But forget the shoes for a minute, because now we're relearning how to walk.

I'm forced to wear them but I can't even stand without losing my balance yet.

The sores come and go; they are old and new

But the more I think about how much my feet hurt, 

the more I'm reminded that this has nothing to do with me.

You are you, and I am I

Although I feel something inside me has died

I see now it's only the dimming of a light

The same light I will search the world for just to be near you

You've done more good for the world in your 17 years & 126 days of living 

than most people accomplish in a lifetime

FOUR blind people across this nation have guide dogs at their side

Thanks to you.

My word is Movement.

I think your word was Feeling.

You felt everything, quite literally

And not so literally, you feel everything again now.

Your word is Love.

the start of something good

"Rebecca Paige, I'm wondering if you check your messages because I often don't because sometimes I just don't feel like it and YOU always have a full mailbox. I was actually surprised that I'm able to leave this message right now... but in any event, I am leaving you a message to say 'Hello!' I miss you, I love you. I'm sitting on a rock outside of my house and the weather is nice and it's a beautiful, beautiful day and I decided to stop trying to cut people out of my life and to just live. And it's going to be a wonderful summer, and now I'm just dabbling and I did take a vicadin and a half earlier and my mom and I got into a big fight because she thought I was addicted. But my sisters like, 'You're not addicted. Relax.' And that makes me feel better. And I ate solid food today."

mister fog

can't stop loving me now

PRAISING GRACE

put too much powder in my mix again

it's the same with the eggs overflowing one side of the basket

footing and balance

the on going 

search for 

a

settling to someday find your bearings

never know

if it crushes you - free it

you can't live for them, you have to sing your own song

if you can't imagine it - be it

no one else will provide the passion and efforts you show

if they laugh at you - love it

this is the encouragement that you've been waiting for

if it's a challenge - take it

you've been given the chance to falter and ultimately persevere

if it grabs at your heart right - live it

through those standards will you grow to your fullest potential

if you're partial to the night sky

can't help but be reminded of

"don't fix my smile, life is long enough

we will put this flesh into the ground again"

we've all lived our lives out of focus, for a brief if not longer segment of time

broken through barriers without any regards to consequence

laughed at order and pushed things till their very last straw

we make blurry that which we cannot confront

and until the particles settle, there's no way to see through that fog

allow yourself the recovery time

my branches

Maybe then you'll see it moves through you