I have had a stagnant winter. I know in advance and through experience that winter is always a hard season for me. The cold and the darkness are imposing and affect every area of my life. I barely treaded water through…
I have had a stagnant winter. I know in advance and through experience that winter is always a hard season for me. The cold and the darkness are imposing and affect every area of my life. I barely treaded water through…
We have all been wounded. I remember seeing the phrase, “Hurt people hurt people.” These wounds can be crippling and take years, if not decades, for their effects to be realized. Often we may not recognize that a trigger from an…
The title of this blog is essentially what we all live on a daily basis, right? In this season of joy and gratitude for the Resurrection of Jesus after His Passion and death for our sake, we see the green…
We’ve heard it before. We have been challenged in Scripture, in church, in conferences and talks. We are made in the image and likeness of God, who is all good, all beauty, all love, and all grace. Therefore, we should…
I just returned home from a good friend’s funeral. She died a horrible death, the result of a sudden and catastrophic illness which struck her down just after the new year arrived. The funeral was in cold and snowy Minnesota,…
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne is the patron saint of perseverance amidst adversity. What better person to start us off this Advent, as we enter into a season of preparation amidst the commercial and material jungle we navigate every year? We…
I love spring, and I love summer even more. One major reason I moved to Austin was for the climate—not necessarily the excessive heat that climate change has been bringing during the summer days, but still I would rather be…
You can read Part 1 here. I was hospitalized for 10 days, during which I underwent several more procedures and discussed the potential plan of my care with the doctors. I received a 3rd blood transfusion and a long-term IV…
When I left off last time around, I was in the midst of the longest winter, literally and figuratively, of my life. I truly identify this period of time as the Dark Night of the Soul. The pain and dis-integration…
I just spent a long weekend in Minneapolis. Eight years after my sudden departure from the city, I returned for a visit with my dear friend and former roommate. This friend is the one who refused to be a rescuer…
