Choosing

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Heart Warming Heart Breaking Holy and Love Making

Celebrations Infestations Miraculous with Incantations

Hope Filled Heart Chilled Wondrous then Joy Killed

Dancing with Sorrows Into Mystified tomorrows Futures Unfolding History Beholding

Refuge and Solace Road Weary, Solstice Living with Boldness In Quiet Remoteness

Death and Destruction Wonder and Unction Redemption and Function Lives in Reduction

Wishing for Death But Choosing for Life Living into Wonder In a Universe of Strife

Acting with Kindness Beautiful and Bright Miraculous Moments Together in Life

Choosing to BE this Welcoming Way In THIS Place, I choose to stay.

This poem dedicated with greatest love, to Adriel Denae, Cory and Rhodes Chisel, Stu Heiss and Jacob Simon Heiss

Photo by Michele Rion

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– Laurel Heverly Heiss

Laurel is a singer, songwriter, mentor, teacher, wife, mother, and birth/labor coach, church planter, actress, dancer, writer, producer, crew member at Trader Joe’s Nashville, and founder of “Finding Hope,” a Skype-based counseling/life coach/mentoring program. As a  follower of the teachings of Christ, Laurel has made it her life goal to welcome, encourage and walk alongside others on the journey of discovering lasting hope, speaking truth in love, celebrating the wonders of life, love and JOY of living, in working together on this amazing planet of ours with grateful and peaceful hearts.