If you are alive and connected to any sort of electronic device, you’ve seen this picture. You’ve heard many arm-chair commentators give you their perception of what occurred on Oscar night 2022. The thing that was so surprising to me was how we, as a people (me included) automatically take sides. It seems to be […]
I’ve always felt a kinship with Mary who sits at the foot of the cross. From the first moment that my children first drew breath, I knew that I would accompany them anywhere–no matter what. I’d nurtured them for 9 months. Once they were born, my life’s work shifted its focus to their well-being. I […]
This thought came to mind the other day… What if each of us is a tiny sliver of a mirror that has been broken? And suppose the image that each and every human, collectively makes up, when put back together, is the face of God? Does that change the way that I view others? And […]
When my husband and I lived in northeastern Ohio early in our married life, we lived next door to a botanist. His wife was an avid gardener who grew up in Trinidad. I wouldn’t really call their yard a yard. It was more like a garden with grass walkways. It started with one bed, then […]
I love surprises. But I’m finding that the best ones come to me in waves instead of a jump-out-from-behind-the-furniture-shout-of-surprise kind of moment. These waves wash upon me, revealing a little more with each visit, unveiling a life-changing truth that I need to absorb. I believe this is always a visit from the Holy Spirit. A […]
A week before Christmas, I stood before a group of people at Ignatius House in Atlanta, Georgia. Each person there shared the common problem of living with an addiction in a loved one. They were looking for help. They needed hope. I had my entire presentation carefully planned out, but when I got up to […]