Author Archives: genesiseve

I’m sitting in the living room. The carpet is brown. It’s old. The walls are white because it’s a rental. We have a tiny little twelve inch TV. And I’m watching it. I’m sitting on my couch watching this tiny little television.  My mom comes in and I feel my weakness hanging in the room. Continue reading “Isolation”

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. My dad loves movies. He would prefer not to go alone, but he will. But he loves it when I can join him. He loves to see every recommended flick out there. As a result, I have had this wonderful opportunity to enjoy more movies this year. LastContinue reading “Why 12 Years a Slave Should Win Best Picture”

The first day is important. And so I did nothing particularly important. I rolled out of bed when I woke up. I took a shower. My grandma is important to me. I noticed her face still has this lovely shape. Even as I noticed her wrinkled jowls, the definition of her jaw catches my eyeContinue reading “The First Day”

I am not about setting goals about what I want to become… I figure I’ll become exactly who I become. My resolutions are about actions I want to participate in and focus on in 2014. 1) I want to write about 12 different events from my life. I’m going to spend a month writing aboutContinue reading “Resolutions 2014”

This year, I just set one goal. I wanted to blog daily about my gratitude. The really interesting thing is–the days I didn’t blog were generally days I was too busy.  The blogging helped me to shift and focus and move forward. The very fact that I didn’t blog on certain days is proof thatContinue reading “2013–The Gratitude Year”

Christmas was fantastic. Seriously. I love my family. Fantastic day! This post isn’t about that. This post is about how my brain stopped working in two very important moments this week, It started when I thought Christmas was on Tuesday. I had it in my mind that I had to work the day after Christmas–onContinue reading “Bad Brain”

Last night I watched Saving Mr. Banks. It’s good. It’s subtle. The magic in the show is in admitting the need for magic. The theme seems to be that across the board, we all need more magic. So we rewrite our stories and add flying laughter and dancing penguins. Too many times we revel inContinue reading “Allowing Magic”

It’s been a while since I really wrote… And catching up is NOT going to happen. Right now. I’m feeling this weird emptiness that comes during the aftermath of an illness. I use the word aftermath optimistically. It was a rough illness. They say pain is forgettable. I remember it pretty clearly though. Constant, sharp,Continue reading “Heart Full, Tummy Empty”

I love photography. I love capturing a moment. To me, photography honors the magic of the present. So much of our time is caught up in imagining the future and reliving the past. But there are precious instances that you watch yourself in a moment and realize that the only thing you have is thisContinue reading “Nick Stone”

Christmas is coming the goose is getting fat! Puhlease to put a penny in the old man’s hat! If you’re looking for places to places to give your pennies, here are a few suggestions…. 1) The 4th Street Clinic on the corner of 4th South and 4th West has a donor who is matching donations–$2Continue reading “Opportunities to Give”