Different gifts, same spirit
We evolve as individual beings — not from incompleteness to a finished product, but from one wholeness to another.
#7QT: Seven things about the first (normal) week of school
Ever wondered how we do what we do? Here’s a #7QT look (Seven Quick Takes) at a typical week in the life of Team Wilkens.
The courage to risk failure
That time I took a test for college credit and almost shot myself in the foot out of fear of failure…
#7QT: 7 thoughts about writing a book
To celebrate a finished first draft, I share some answers to common questions I’ve received about writing a book, and a few tips and tricks from the writing journey of a total noob.
It is finished
I’m sitting in Panera and 14 seconds after I typed the last word of this book about my pilgrimage to Lourdes, I hear singing in Latin. It sounds like the rosary being sung in Lourdes. I mean, it sounds EXACTLY like the rosary being sung in Lourdes.
Fully Known
I berate myself (and others) for not knowing better, seeing better. But there is only one who Knows us as we are meant to be known, and loves us anyway.
#7QT: That time I went to Lourdes and got marching orders. (Twice.)
Sometimes discernment is hard. But sometimes, God just throws up his hands and does it for you. (Twice, if necessary.)
