Feeding Grace

Feeding Grace

Slowly. Carefully. So humbly, she lifted the cup to the young woman’s lips. I’d watched this caretaker throughout the weekend. How she served the other, severely handicapped, bound to her wheelchair. Her beauty was radiant. Peace oozed out of her. She...
Quotes to Ponder

Quotes to Ponder

I came across some great quotes this week: “Christian brotherhood is not an ideal which we must realize; it is rather a reality created by God in Christ in which we may participate.” ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together (from Andrea at The Flourishing...
Sister Blogs: A Holy Experience

Sister Blogs: A Holy Experience

I found her two winters ago. It was a dark time for me, and her words soothed my broken, disillusioned soul. Her pictures brought beauty to a dreary mind. And she challenged me to give thanks. Not to just think thankful thoughts but to actually write them down, record...
Sister Blogs: Imperfect Prose

Sister Blogs: Imperfect Prose

When I first started my blog almost two years ago, it was an intimidating venture. Publishing heartfelt thoughts for you and “who knows else” to read made my heart beat out of my chest everytime I hit “Publish Post.”  I wasn’t long into blogging when...
The Right  Way

The Right Way

“Do you really believe there’s only one right way to wipe the counter?” My teenage son posed the question. And it stopped me in my tracks. My knee jerk reaction almost won over. “Don’t argue with me. Just do your job.” But I...
Words

Words

She said her brothers would laugh at her and call her ugly. Her parents said she was worthless. They said she’d grow up to be a whore. I listened to her words through tears, hers and mine. Heart breaking. Beyond comprehension. How could the ones meant to love,...

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