Marilyn Raymond has been writing poetry all her life-for herself, with her students, for family and friends, and for her church community. She writes as a spiritual practice-a way to deepen her self-awareness and to celebrate connection. She finds her inspiration in the landscape around her home on the beautiful, unceded territory of the Syilx People. Writing joins her to the family of things* and, beyond that, to the deep mystery. It helps her remember how grateful she is for so much.