Failure to Come to a Complete Stop
The Ticket Recently, I received my first ticket in 39 years. Back in 1983, it was for speeding in Batesville, MS. I wasn’t supposed to be...
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Connie Cruthirds
- Nov 16, 2021
- 3 min
The Preface
The Preface from The Current, Poems for the Flow of Life I’ve become an early riser. In this still time before the rest of the house...
Connie Cruthirds
- May 30, 2020
- 1 min
Unrest
Hearts, like over stretched rubber bands, break. I hear you scream out your pain your fear your rage. Just so much unjust justice....
Connie Cruthirds
- May 8, 2020
- 1 min
When the Novelty Wears Off
Blinds wide open. Morning Sky, fresh from a good night’s rest, looks in at me. Words tap me on the shoulder ready to play. Barely awake,...
Connie Cruthirds
- May 8, 2020
- 1 min
Bounties of Mutiny
Word Weaver Weave me a tale Of whimsy wild, Set free my sail. Bounties of mutiny Stir deep within. Away, sail away Let freedom begin....
Connie Cruthirds
- May 8, 2020
- 1 min
For the Love of the Fox, the Himalayas, and the Jellyfish
Look at your feet. You are standing in black holes of stale resistance. Foxes go to war, leaving their hunting, shaking their heads,...
Connie Cruthirds
- Apr 30, 2020
- 1 min
And She Smiled Back
Pandemic mind wanders like her namesake. Information overload. Do this. Do that. Until she says, “I just can’t.” Yesterday, she ate a big...
Connie Cruthirds
- Apr 14, 2020
- 3 min
Endurance
I’m not sure who I’m writing to. Perhaps to someone else out there that isn’t thriving during this time of pandemic, but hesitates saying...
Connie Cruthirds
- Apr 7, 2020
- 3 min
Vulnerability
I’ve lost track of what day it is while all my emotions are lining up like kids for a rollercoaster ride. Excitement pairs up with fear,...
Connie Cruthirds
- Apr 3, 2020
- 1 min
Biology of Being
Ache. Core of my being Deep in my soul, I weep. Bumble Bee Bumps into my windows. Furry Pup Growls like every day. As our world stands...
Connie Cruthirds
- Mar 31, 2020
- 3 min
Sadness
I write to you today from within my feeling of sadness. This space makes me think of the Pixar movie “Inside Out” and the little girl,...
Connie Cruthirds
- Mar 28, 2020
- 1 min
Pandemic’s Pandemonium
Settle down. Shallow breath Can't row your boat Merrily down Or up the stream. Wise sage said, “Don't push the river.” Yet you’ve scooped...
Connie Cruthirds
- Mar 20, 2020
- 1 min
Fear Knot
Fear knot. Tangled in emotions Tripping over my self, Stumbling. Stopped. Seeing. This business of being human, Feeling the feels Way,...
Connie Cruthirds
- Aug 16, 2019
- 1 min
Sphere
The sphere of life stops when a miracle happens,
pauses fully on its axis to say “What was that?”.
Connie Cruthirds
- Jul 17, 2019
- 1 min
Beyond Knowing
Move beyond knowing
Where lives not the unknown
But faith instead
Connie Cruthirds
- Jun 26, 2019
- 1 min
Grounded by Grace
Narrow path, Narrow steps.
Tight rope strung between mountain peaks
formed by stories, wrapped in drama,
about a life lived, over done.
Connie Cruthirds
- Mar 3, 2019
- 5 min
Inner Homecoming - A Lenten Journey
I just love Lent.
It’s not like I have a thing for penitence … or do I?
Connie Cruthirds
- Feb 14, 2019
- 2 min
Breath Held
Waves come fast.
Prepared, I grasp hold of what I can
knowing I can’t control the ocean.
Drowning was my specialty.
Connie Cruthirds
- Jan 6, 2019
- 2 min
A Simple Psalm for Tangled Days
Thank you for this new day.
For the beauty of the dark morning light
And the love of possibility.
There’s hope in my heart
Connie Cruthirds
- Sep 2, 2018
- 5 min
Restored with Spiritual Glue
Since I was a little girl, Labor Day weekend has always meant the end of summer. School began, white shoes were put away...
Connie Cruthirds
- Jun 4, 2017
- 4 min
At my father's humble grave, I saw the courageous seasons of his life
We buried my dad last Monday. His four children, grandchildren and those they love woke early on Memorial Day, crowded into two cars...
Connie Cruthirds
- Apr 14, 2017
- 1 min
Liminal Space
Can you pray for me,
Stay awake for me,
Remain here, and
Watch over me?
Connie Cruthirds
- Apr 12, 2017
- 3 min
Voice in Wilderness Startled Me with Awe
Not that I ever doubt the words from the pulpit, but for me, no words have ever become more alive than the ones Father Sandy shared
Connie Cruthirds
- Mar 1, 2017
- 4 min
Chemo done, grateful mom assigning each week of Lent to purposeful reflection
The past 31 months have taught me to count in new ways. When my son, Adam, was diagnosed with cancer, I couldn’t fathom what it would be lik
Connie Cruthirds
- Feb 5, 2017
- 3 min
Pain Woke Up My Life
It’s been 31 months since Adam was diagnosed with cancer and we became a St. Jude family. We are all so grateful, but also weary...
Connie Cruthirds
- Nov 14, 2016
- 7 min
I’ve Spent 54 Years Living in a Body I’ve Tried to Ignore.
I’ve spent 54 years living in a body I’ve tried to ignore. Every day I wake up and my first thought is that today will be different. Many...
Connie Cruthirds
- Sep 16, 2016
- 4 min
Six Words That Shattered Our World
Thirteen months later, I still cannot clear my mind enough to make sense of the six words that came through my phone and shattered our world
Connie Cruthirds
- Apr 13, 2016
- 6 min
How Can I Be 54 & Still Fat? (Part 1)
“How can I be 54 and still fat?” During the weeks before my 54th birthday in January I asked myself that question every day. I pondered...
Connie Cruthirds
- Jul 30, 2014
- 1 min
Caring Bridge: From Day 1 to Today
Our world changed yesterday. We are now a St. Jude family.
Connie Cruthirds
- Mar 9, 2012
- 3 min
Truth
My truth is rooted in my belief that what I have to say matters to me.
Connie Cruthirds
- Feb 8, 2011
- 2 min
Curiosity
Energy, a day of energy between roles and positions keeping me a bit guarded. The air now alive with lightening and thunder rollicks through
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