WHAT IS THE LITTLE WAY? The Little Way is St. Therese’s spiritual approach that embraces the heart of the Gospel, living a way of trust, love and total reliance upon God. At its core, The Little Way involves seeking to…
WHAT IS THE LITTLE WAY? The Little Way is St. Therese’s spiritual approach that embraces the heart of the Gospel, living a way of trust, love and total reliance upon God. At its core, The Little Way involves seeking to…
I’ve driven myself to the point of exhaustion at various points throughout my life, but particularly in my twenties. Before FOMO (fear of missing out) existed, my extroversion, passion, willingness to risk, and career opportunities were contributing factors to why…
“You are such a mover and a shaker,” a friend and ministry leader recently wrote to me in an email. That’s been my MO over four decades now: I plunge in headfirst, hit the ground running; I get things done.…
In July through mid-August, we decided to do something we rarely do, take a break from producing and posting our content to rest. More reflections to come on rest shortly. But we return from our rest just as Mary goes…
Stress is a part of life. Stress is defined as “a normal response to situational pressures or demands, especially if they are perceived as threatening or dangerous. Stress is the result of brain chemicals, called hormones, surging through the body,”…
My mom spent countless hours making many sweet treats in my childhood kitchen that are now filed away like little recipe cards in my brain as delectable memories. Mom’s Christmas cookie platters, with a magical assortment executed over weeks, were…
Our move to Austin from Dallas back in 2015 was significant. We left behind a two-bedroom condo with a two-butt kitchen, and a slab of patio. We moved into our first house with two stories and five bedrooms, set on…
I cannot remember what it felt like not to be broken. The sexual abuse started probably around the same time that I can recall some of my earliest memories, age four. Abuse, fear, shame, and all the other effects of…
“Now there is in Jerusalem at the Sheep [Gate] a pool called in Hebrew Bethesda, with five porticoes. In these lay a large number of ill, blind, lame, and crippled.One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.When Jesus saw…
