Wheelchair Reflections of Sacred Wonder
The story of my fractured rib leads to the fig leaves of Adam and Eve, which then brings up fear and bullies (among other things), and concludes with why I don’t like going to confession and why that makes it so good. Phew.
We celebrated my mother’s 80th birthday yesterday. 80?! That just seems amazing to me. She’s amazing. Especially when you consider that, at this age, she’s still caring for me, her … Continue Reading Mama and Advent
After 12 years of blogging, the statistics of this blog are not great, but the benefits that I’ve received through the blog are amazing. For a dozen years, chronicling my … Continue Reading 12 Years of Blogging
God’s plan of salvation was to become one of us, the Son of God made flesh to dwell among us, to suffer with us, to be our Savior, giving his … Continue Reading A Mother
Oops! My EWTN interview will be airing Wednesday, April 30 at 5:30 PM! Every day this week, April 28-May 2, at 5:30 PM Eastern, Gifts of Hope with Paula Umana … Continue Reading CORRECTION!
It’s coming! An EWTN crew flew up from Alabama to film me as I was interviewed by Paula Umana for a new series, Gifts of Hope. After a year of … Continue Reading TV Update
With a new year about to begin, on New Year’s Eve I looked back over 2024 in order to count all of my blessings. I am very grateful to God … Continue Reading Counting My Blessings
I’m a childless 50-year-old woman. Not by choice. It’s not that I have infertility problems — not precisely — nor that I never met the right guy. It’s also not … Continue Reading Awaiting a Birth
“Where did you learn that?” I have often asked one or another family member who tells me something that sounds questionable. “Was it on a blog? You know, you shouldn’t … Continue Reading 11 Years of Blogging
Looking back, I still don’t know why I did what I did. But … maybe that’s what God wanted me to do? The day after the Fourth of July, my … Continue Reading Am I Meant to Suffer?
Remember how I told you that I was writing another book? Well … that hasn’t been going very well. When I had a gravely serious chest cold this summer and … Continue Reading Sick of Stalling
“I’m drowning! I’m drowning!” In the middle of the night, I cried out bewildered and terrified. At the end of my first week of a severe respiratory illness and just … Continue Reading Listen to the Patient
Over the span of five weeks, I lost count of how many times my parents saved my life. I was as good as dead multiple times every day. Struggling for … Continue Reading Be Strong and of Good Courage
Over the span of five days, here in New Hampshire, we had wind, rain, sleet, daffodils blooming, heavy snow with thunder and lightning, faint tremors from a New Jersey earthquake, … Continue Reading Stream of Thought
Weeks and years go by so fast that it feels like time is slipping away from me. I hate this feeling. Life is short. Time is precious. I want to … Continue Reading Another Day Closer
The new year is only eleven days old, and I’m already suffering from disorganization. Heavy sigh. I was supposed to post something here on the first Thursday of the month, … Continue Reading In the Year 2024
Christina Chase