Central Asian Transitions
My family began our sojourn in Central Asia in 1985. We were three then: my husband, my almost 2-year-old son and I. English teachers…
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When We Open Our Hands: Strangers, Foreigners, Refugees
Why welcome the stranger? Are you afraid you don’t have enough Resources for yourself? Your family? Your nation? Not enough jobs? Did you forget…
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Fertile Ground / No Place For Hate – A Poem by Julie Clark
What is this fertile ground Where hoods are removed And torches lit? Where these actions and words Of violence and hate Reverberate across the…
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I am lost I am lonely I am scared – A Poem by Julie Clark
Come looking for me Like the Good Shepherd I am lost I am lonely I am scared We all lose the path Sometimes We…
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On a Day Like Today – A Poem by Julie Clark
On a day like today When the sun comes out After months of hiding Behind low clouds and Sheets of rain You could believe…
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Let the Muslim Women Speak #muslimwomansday – March 27, 2017
I could tell you many stories of the Muslim women I know. I could tell of their compassion, kindness and hospitality, of hard work,…
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Not Brave Enough Yet – Reflections by Julie Clark
Yesterday, I was hit by a cloud of grief that soaked me as I watched Barack and Michelle Obama wave goodbye. I could only…
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Resolutions – A Poem by Julie Clark
Some are about losing (Weight or bad habits) Some are about gaining (Wealth or a spouse) All about changes to make in the year…
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What Does Love Look Like – A Poem by Julie Clark
When the seams of life unravel When fog blurs vision The way forward is obscured When positions are hardened Anger flares Resolution and reconciliation…
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Lifting Our Eyes – A Poem by Julie Clark
Lifting our eyes, just in time to see the eagle soaring towards us and then turning away. Silently above us, searching for fish. It…
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Haven Tree – A Poem by Julie Clark
Like a mustard seed Planted in a garden Grows to be a haven tree For birds to perch and sing For weary souls to…
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Everything – A Poem by Julie Clark
Everything lost Shall be found Everything left behind Catches up There is a rhythm There is a rhyme A purpose And a plan A…
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