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Truth Hide and Seek
Ding! I groaned as I read the incoming text. “Did you happen to get to that letter of recommendation yet?” I mulled over my response as the half-finished letter sat...
I Think I Got It All Figured Out
I knew that I was right. I was so self-assured in fact, that I told myself I definitely didn’t need to bring it to the Lord. I ignored the whisper...
He Wants to Help
I sighed heavily as I sank into the pew, burdened by a long list of to-dos and even more consumed by fear and failure. I looked longingly at the tabernacle,...
Your Gifts Are Necessary
She’s so articulate! I marveled as I sat through the class. Quickly, however, my admiration devolved into comparison—then gave way to jealousy and despair. I thought of all I should...
His Strength, Not Mine
I ran my fingers along the old railing, reverently tracing the history etched deep into the wood grain. I’d been to the Mother Cabrini Shrine many times, scaling the steep...
Enough Is Enough
I love a good online shopping sesh. I’ll stop short on social media for a cleverly-curated ad, suddenly convinced that this thing (non-existent in my world a mere moment before)...
He Teaches Real and Total Forgiveness
For years I tried to bury the hurt and brush off the damage she’d caused. After all, her own childhood was abusive. Yet under all my dismissiveness (wrapped in a...
Not Even a Mangy Dog
I have a persistent, fluffy white shadow named Otto. His hundred-pound frame follows me from room to room, flopping with a satisfied groan at my feet when I pause for...
I Won't Grow Up
I couldn’t wait to grow up. I couldn’t wait to get to middle school, to get my driver’s license, to head off to college, to live on my own. By...
He Stays Awake for You
A chill mist hung in the air as I lay sprawled on the damp ground. My eyelids grew heavy, my head even heavier, nodding clumsily under the weight of my...
