VERA YOGA of East Texas

The Silence Between the Rings

The Silence Between the Rings The Silence Between Rings I sit beside a silent phone, just waiting for your call,A quiet kind of breaking that no one sees at all.The hours stretch like shadows that refuse to let me be,Each secon…

I want him to See Me there

I want him to See Me there By Kathryn Graham Willeby There’s something sacred about a dusty baseball field at dusk. The way the light hangs low in the sky, catching on the edges of little uniforms that are still a size too b…

The Scales Will Turn

The Scales Will Turn By Kathryn Graham Willeby I’ve whispered prayers into the quiet of night, Where tears fall soft and stars burn bright, Where truth feels buried, bruised, and thin— But something holy stirs within. …

Alone , but not lonely

Alone , but not lonely Alone, But Not Lonely By Kathryn Graham Willeby There is a version of loss that people don’t talk about enough. Not just losing a relationship, or a home, or the life you thought you were building—…

Heaven after Humiliation

Heaven after Humiliation Heaven After Humiliation By Kathryn Graham Willeby There is a kind of breaking that does not shatter you all at once— it dismantles you slowly, publicly, and without mercy. Humiliation is not just …

Gammy

Gammy by Kathryn Graham Willeby There is a name that echoes through our house like a warm bell in the morning— soft, certain, full of love. Gammy. Small voices call it with sticky hands and bright eyes, …

Holding the Sky

Holding the Sky Holding the Sky The string cuts gently into my fingers as the wind pulls against it, lifting the kite higher and higher into a sky that feels impossibly wide. My son runs ahead of me through the sa…

Twas the night before mustang island

Twas the night before mustang island ’Twas the Night Before Mustang Island By Kathryn Graham Willeby ’Twas the night before Mustang Island, and soft was the air, A hush of new promise was floating somewhere. The bags were all packed b…

A Prayer of the Unbroken

A Prayer of the Unbroken Amor Fati: A Prayer of the Unbroken By Kathryn Graham Willeby God of breath and burning stars, teach me the sacred art of Amor Fati. Not merely to endure my life— but to love it. To love the jagged…

True Motherhood

True Motherhood When Someone Else Tries to Parent Your Children By Kathryn Graham Willeby There is a unique kind of frustration that comes with watching someone else step into a parenting role with your children—e…