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It is finished
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It is finished

July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 Christy13 Comments

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.

The miracle in the pot of soup
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The miracle in the pot of soup

November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 Christy3 Comments

Sometimes it's easy to get so busy looking for the big miracle that we miss the little ones. God answered a very specific, longstanding prayer of mine in a delivery of food: a miracle in a pot of soup.

It is well with my soul
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It is well with my soul

June 12, 2017June 12, 2017 Christy3 Comments

God has drawn beautiful goodness forth out of the rubble and ashes. He makes ALL things new, even the raggedy souls of beaten-down special needs mamas.

That time we went to Lourdes and our son was healed
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That time we went to Lourdes and our son was healed

June 5, 2017December 12, 2020 Christy45 Comments

In which we address the elephant in the room and the million dollar question: What happened AFTER the baths?

What really happened in the baths at Lourdes
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What really happened in the baths at Lourdes

June 1, 2017December 12, 2020 Christy1 Comment

Awkwardness! Confusion! Doubt! Our time in the baths was the beginning of the story, not the end.

The malade as icon
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The malade as icon

May 26, 2017September 11, 2018 ChristyLeave a comment

Everywhere we went in Lourdes, the gaze of the beloved was turned upon us. The effect of this gaze, on both the bestower and the object, was transformative.

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7QT: 7 Days in Lourdes with the Order of Malta (and Cardinal Dolan!)

May 12, 2017September 11, 2018 Christy5 Comments

A quick overview of our not-so-quick trip... just enough to leave you wanting more.

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