Alicia Delagarza 

Katherine Emery | Drowning my phone was an amazing accident. I am calm. I know that no one can reach me, that I won’t have the interrupting, insidious beeps and squeaks and buzzes that I’ve grown accustomed to. I woke up this morning with the sun. I suddenly see the pajamas I chose in the dark the night before. The sheets are clean, the covers are heavy. I wriggle down, and grab my book. My daughter sleeps, still.

Ashley Lauren McAfee | “Sometimes I need only to stand wherever I am to be blessed.” -Mary Oliver

Jackie Cuervo | Proud Mom

Cesly Nuckles

Jasmin Cervantes | Don’t expect anyone to know your worth, it starts with you.

Jessica Holleque | Finding beauty even in the brokenness.

Josune Aizpurua | “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” -Walt Disney           Photo taken in “The painted forest of Oma”, a forest converted in artwork by Agustin Ibarrola.

Katherine Wilson | When did I get to look so old? Perhaps it was when I was pregnant with my third babe and I could barely move I was so exhausted. Or possibly when I decided to turn something I love into a business, thereby allowing it to consume me at times, most of the time. Either way, I’m tired. And looking old. But I’m here, doing something I love surrounded by my loves. And not many can say that.

Lara Austin Shoop | Thursday’s; swollen knees, swollen feet,stiff spine, sore hips. Still, every Thursday I show up.

Sarah Gee | They told me I’m as pretty as a rain drop and smart as a squirrel.