Kelli Thomas

Patience is not just waiting for something. It's about how you wait, or your attitude while waiting. -Joyce Meyer Have you ever felt like all you do is wait? I know that delayed is not denied, but I feel both delayed and denied a lot of the time. I feel like all I do is wait. I feel denied, and mostly, I feel forgotten. Waiting has a way of stretching time until it feels personal. It’s not just waiting on answers or outcomes—it’s waiting on clarity, on relief, on the moment when life finally...

Grief doesn't change you. It reveals you. -John Green The life I imagined for myself ended long before I had the chance to step fully into it. In its place came a quiet, abrupt interruption—the kind that doesn’t announce itself but reshapes everything it touches. Widowhood arrived not only as the loss of the person I loved, but as the unraveling of the future we had stitched together in whispered plans, shared routines, and simple assumptions about tomorrow. In the stillness that followed, I...

Why should I be unhappy? Every parcel of my being is in full bloom. --Rumi What lies beneath? What lies beneath? Beneath all the parts that I hide. The parts I hope no one sees. The parts I don't want them to see. What lies beneath the insecurities, the shame, the hurt, and the pain? How do I get past all that to what awaits on the other side? My goal is always to be as authentic and transparent as I can when writing. However, I don't always share everything. There have been many moments when...