Editor’s Note: Trigger warning for those who have lost a child, and our prayers are with you. This is part 2 of a 2-part series from guest contributor, Kelly Breaux. Kelly is the Founder of Red Bird Ministries, our beautiful sister organization. Read Part 1…
Editor’s Note: Trigger warning for those who have lost a child, and our prayers are with you. This is part 1 of a 2-part series from guest contributor, Kelly Breaux. Kelly is the Founder of Red Bird Ministries, our beautiful…
I had never been in the room when someone died. Not only was I there, but my hands were on my Mother when, nine years ago tomorrow, she died. On Hospice, it happened in the living room of my parents’…
One of my spiritual guides, St. Francis, continues to school me in this important life lesson: Perfect joy. St. Francis and I have gotten to know each other well over the past few decades. I attended a Franciscan school, have…
There are many moments that I shared with my Mother that I cherish, and then there were moments that have changed me. I first wrote this piece that Verily magazine just published back in 2012. Part of my grieving process a year after…
One of my top 10 favorite books and a spiritual reading staple from college, is “I Believe in Love” by Père Jean du Couer de Jésus D’Elbee (leave it to the religious and Mexicans to have seven names, LOL!) Compiled…
I launched my first blog on July 30, 2009. I have vivid memories of that time, and I do not recall all of them with fondness. A series of disruptive events changed the course of my life that year. It…
