What would happen if we, like David in the Psalms, bore our most intimate revelations, struggles, fears, joys, and thanksgiving before the Lord – Uninhibited and free? How can we begin to quiet our spirit, uncover feeling, and respond to Scripture in a way that transforms and unearths that which we’d rather keep hidden?
When today’s podcast guest began writing poetry in Middle School, she never anticipated one day sharing her soulful words with others. As an adult experiencing the newness of marriage, motherhood and unexpected twists and turns, Kelsi Folsom realized her poetry could help other women feel seen and hopeful. As someone living in light of Scripture and wholeheartedly embracing her calling as a daughter of Christ, Kelsi believes poetry can enhance our prayer lives and become an intimate response to what we’re reading and studying in the Bible.
Her vulnerability and candor bring a gritty and welcome light to feelings and struggles many of us as women have, but may find difficulty putting into words.
Our prayer is that this conversation, the accompanying downloadable devotional, and Kelsi’s book, Buried in the Margins will help each one of us practice wholehearted surrender and bring glory to God through the creativity of our words.
To download your own printable copy of Kelsi’s devotional, Quiet Waters: Poems for Reflect
ion and Prayer, click here. More of Kel
si’s poetry is available in her recently published book, Buried in the Margins, as well on on her website.
From Amazon: “Wife of a medical school student and mom to three young children, navigates marriage, motherhood, faith, and repatriation in this beautifully rendered collection of poems spanning oceans, continents, and landscapes of the heart. From finding first love and becoming a parent, surviving the eye of the strongest Atlantic Hurricane in recorded history, Irma, to rebuilding a marriage after being separated by an ocean for 7 months, opera singer Kelsi Folsom bares the depths of her soul in these life-affirming poems. With ferocity and vulnerability, Buried in the Margins will take you on an exciting, hope-filled journey you will never forget.”
About Our Guest: Kelsi Folsom is a wife and mom to three navigating marriage, motherhood, and a husband in medical school with the assistance of black coffee, cozy slippers, Leontyne Price recordings, and a whole lot of prayer. She loves connecting with and encouraging women to experience the divine grace and presence of God in their everyday lives through what they already love to do. Her essays and poems are published in Mothers Always Write, the DC-Area Moms Blog, Motherly, The Caribbean Writer, Women Who Live on Rocks, Voice of Eve, and elsewhere. She is the author of poetry collection Buried in the Margins, and is a regular contributor to Red Tent Living an online, faith-based women’s publication. She enjoys traveling with her family, scouring estate sales, getting lost in a good novel, and occasionally putting her B.M. in Voice Performance to good use. You can find her on Instagram, Facebook, and at her website.
Arise Ministries Collective exists to equip women with Biblical truth so they are empowered to love God, love others, and live in radical and beautiful ways for Christ.
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