“Blessed is the crisis that made you grow, the fall that made you look up to heaven, the problem that made you look for God.” St. Padre Pio Years ago, when I found that most every facet of my life was in chaos, I made a quiet decision. I’m not even sure that I was […]
My husband and I drove to a family gathering, the Saturday after Thanksgiving. He was able to see his cousins and aunts that he doesn’t get to see often. Because we don’t live in the same state as these family members, we don’t know about their day to day lives. So, there is a lot […]
The topic of my last twelve-step meeting was ‘Higher Power.’ Our chairperson began with a reading on the topic and then asked each of us to either read another reading on the subject or to share our experience about the god of our understanding. One fellow began to tell us that he didn’t have a […]
There is a patch of light that comes through my window, late in the afternoon. On cooler days, the dogs find their way upstairs to bask in that light. Sometimes, I join them. I like to imagine that the warmth that soaks into my skin is a loving embrace from God. I imagine Him with […]
I know that a hot flash is coming as soon as my heartbeat picks up it’s pace. I try to out-run it by quickly rolling up my sleeves. I look for any object that can be turned into a fan. Then, I try to slow my breathing down. I hate hot flashes. I often wonder […]
Meet Lucy. She loves our morning walk. She stares at me like she is watching a clock. She knows the routine. We have coffee, eat breakfast, clean the kitchen, make the bed and then we go on our 1.7 mile walk. Once she sees my tennis shoes, she goes nuts. She dances sideways and tries […]
Last week at a meeting, a woman came in and asked if we’d seen the rainbow on our way in. “Yes, I did.” I said. “It was so beautiful that all I could do was sigh.” She said. “But, I think that God is only a sigh away.” She continued. “I’ve got to write […]
Do you ever hear someone speak about something ordinary that you’ve heard a million times, except this time it is as if you’ve heard it completely anew and understand it in a way that you never had before? I think these are ‘God moments’ where I imagine that he’s saying the words loud and slow, […]
I always dreamed of living in another place. My dad never understood. Why would I ever want to leave Kentucky? His dad was an alcoholic. He was a sharecropper who rented his house from the farmer that he worked for. Because they didn’t own their home, there wasn’t much stability. When my dad turned eighteen, […]