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 […]
Just before Christmas, I led a retreat at Ignatius House in Atlanta, GA. One of the participants offered this compliment for my book, “It’s all in there.” she said holding it up. “There’s Father Ed Dowling and Greg Boyle and Sister Ignatia…” She continued listing many of my teachers on this journey. When I wrote […]
Bill Wilson, a co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), often told the story of his spiritual awakening. It is an inspiring account that you should read if you haven’t. But, I want to focus on what came before. I want to emphasize the bad period of his life for the purpose of reflection. You see Bill […]
My husband and I, often go to open AA speaker meetings. As usual when the speaker finishes, the chairperson goes through the litany of days of continuous sobriety. A chip honors the number of days achieved. The chip system starts with a ‘desire chip’. A desire chip is exactly what it says it is: if […]
I always dreamed of writing a book. Granted, this wasn’t the topic that I had in mind as a young girl sitting in front of my old Royal typewriter with my favorite paper: lilac or sour-apple green wide-ruled notebook paper, tucked into the roller. It seems that God always has his own ideas. The thing […]
You either get bitter or you get better. It’s that simple. You either take what has been dealt to you and allow it to make you a better person, or you allow it to tear you down. The choice does not belong to fate. It belongs to you. Robert McKinnon A few weeks back, I […]