Awaiting a Birth
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
11 Years of Blogging
“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
Praying for the Dead
In the month of November, the Catholic Church (all of us) devote special time and attention to praying for the dead. So I’m sharing here a biblical example of pious … Continue Reading Praying for the Dead
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Hope on All Hallows Eve
My family recently received some very happy news, and this came just a few days before we learned that another family received terribly sorrowful news. Life is beautiful. Life is … Continue Reading Hope on All Hallows Eve
Am I Meant to Suffer?
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?
Sick of Stalling
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
Waiting
While I was struggling for air for five weeks, frightfully congested with a severe chest cold, my breathing completely stopped multiple times a day, I remembered certain bits and pieces … Continue Reading Waiting
Exile and Habakkuk
In the continuing saga of my gravely serious chest cold and its five-week reign of mucus terror, I’m sharing with you a biblical prayer that deeply spoke to me during … Continue Reading Exile and Habakkuk
Getting Better
Suffering is said to bring us closer to God. When my life was on the line, however, in the first two weeks of severe chest congestion with mucous plugs that … Continue Reading Getting Better
Listen to the Patient
“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
Be Strong and of Good Courage
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
Unplanned Beauty
When it comes to planned beauty and unplanned beauty, unplanned beauty is always the most beautiful. My parents neglected to clear the grass that grows behind their fence this year. … Continue Reading Unplanned Beauty
The Revolution Within
Who is the head of my life? What is guiding me each day, establishing rules for how I live? Is it self-indulgent pleasure, vanity, or apathy? Is it fear? I … Continue Reading The Revolution Within
The Heart of Christ
One Holy Thing
Anybody can do what is good. An atheist can do good things. But what about doing what is holy? Being Chosen in the Bible Reading the Old Testament can be … Continue Reading One Holy Thing
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