Moon Journeys

"Where there is a woman there is magic. If there is a moon falling from her mouth, she is a woman who knows her magic, who can share or not share her powers...There was a moon in her mouth. Having a moon in her mouth kept her laughing."  -- Sassafrass, Cypress, & Indigo by Ntozake Shange

Have you seen the moon the last couple of nights? Bright. Really, really bright. A group of my friends and I went star gazing two nights ago. The moon was so bright we couldn't see very many stars. It didn't really matter. Truth be told, spending twenty minutes of the brisk May night with seven fantastic people in the middle of a baseball field was more important than seeing the stars. It was beautiful.

I love the idea of a moon falling from one's mouth. Take the image as you like. It reminds me of the kiss Wendy had on her mouth in J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan. Something special that not everyone can see, that not everyone has, something that keeps me laughing. If you have spent even five minutes with me, you know I love to laugh. A moon falling from my mouth that keeps me laughing.

I don't exactly know the purpose of this blog yet. It may be a random collection of musings that I haven't sorted out yet. It may be an update of my latest moon journeys. It may be forgotten and never used. I hope not. I'll strive for the first two.

This summer I am spending ten weeks in Waco, TX working with an organization called Mission Waco. They work towards community revitalization and rebuilding, empowering the poor and marginalized in the Waco area. I leave in a week. I still know very little about what I'll actually be doing, I don't know anyone that will be there, and truth be told, I'm a little scared. So prayers would be greatly appreciated. This is not the first of my moon journeys, but it is the first to be posted on the internet.

Until next time, take a journey, check out the moon.