Btleslie
@btleslie
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Appalachian. catechumen. wife. momma. poet. artist
West Virginia, USA
Joined November 2023
Just here to say I appreciate the very small "curated," "exclusive" group that likes my posts. You guys are the best. ❤️❤️❤️
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I'm usually too nervous to attempt portraits, but I had inspiration tonight 🤍💙
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One of my favorite homeschool resources. I have a whole collection of these Childcraft books from the '70s.
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Thank you, Lord, for another year 🎂. Thank you for every struggle, every pain, every lesson, every bit of suffering. It has made the blessings and wisdom gained that much sweeter.
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I could touch him. I know I’d feel the warmth of his shoulder. God permits these glimpses— that bathe the soul in honey and razors. Thanks be to Him for letting the dead still warm my hand.
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My father sits on a bucket. Mildew clings to my nose. Bare feet on cold concrete, dirt under my nails. I am here— fully, drowning in the ecstasy of grief. Cigarette smoke snakes up to water-stained rafters as dusk slips under the barely-open garage door.
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I search them line by line until a break in the words peels open like a door. Light floods the room. Dust drifts down, blanketing relics of a time long missed.
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