“Yes, boldness in word and life is great, but so is quiet strength. It’s a sort of patient optimism.” –Paul Almquist, Fruit of the Vine

Query: Do you trust that God can help you and your faith community to persist through whatever comes your way?

but you, my Child, do not be silenced

forgive me the times my training takes

the steering wheel, guiding my shhhhh!

read this someday and hear my struggle

to raise you differently—

Bold without hesitation

Loving without exceptions

Silent only without story

–Joann Renee Boswell, from “Tattle” in Cosmic Pockets