Brokenness under the blessing
Brokenness lived under the blessing is transformed into a gift, not a burden. Every year in Lourdes, I get to relearn this.
#7QT: Seven Quick Takes, Lourdes 2018 Edition
In which we fly across the world to serve the sick and end up joining their ranks instead. In Lourdes, there are no accidents.
Oscar’s Undiagnosed Story
The saga of our as-yet fruitless search for answers, in honor of Undiagnosed Diseases Day.
Where I am writing (and where I am not)
In which I offer lame explanations for not writing here, because of all the other many kinds of writing that is happening in my life.
How to pray when the answer is already no: A primer
This is not a simplistic “God never closes a door without opening a window” speech. It’s just a reminder that a negative (or absent) response does not have to mean the end of a relationship with God.
To love these days like any other
Staring into the abyss without clinging tightly to the hand of God is a dangerous game. He’s calling me back to his side now. Take my hand, dear daughter. It’s time to cling again.
And so, we deepen
I believe now, in my bones, that God is in control and will order all these scary moments into a beautiful whole, someday.
Don’t I? I think I do. Right?
