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Hidden Hurts and Hidden Places Healed
My little hands trembled as I watched the slender lamp swivel and then crash to the floor, glass exploding into the air like confetti, and the burst of the light...
Light in the Total Darkness
A crucifix hangs above my window. It is the first thing I see when I wake up. When I wake to nurse a baby back to sleep. When I wake...
The Cry of Healing Tears
I smiled as I watched them dance. A father and a daughter dancing together in their kitchen on camera. Her face luminous, exuding pure and unfettered joy. His face overflowing...
Performing For Others
When I was younger, I wanted to be famous. I wanted to be important. I wanted to be noticed when I walked into a room. Seen and valued for my...
My Greatest Wealth
I have a photograph from the day of my baptism. My young mother is smiling at the camera. She had a 1980s-style perm and had just graduated high school. I’m...
An Old Table, Jesus' Ancestors, You and Me
The old wooden table belonged to my grandparents. My grandfather was a musician, and one week before Christmas he came home with his guitar filled with tamales and crumbled dollar...
He Remains Near
My shoulders ached as I gathered up the toys and books scattered across the living room floor. Knots had settled deep into my muscles, physical remnants of a stressful week....
Not a Lizard or the Stigmata
My four-year-old son bolted into the kitchen as I was cooking dinner. In his typical humorous display of emotion, he dramatically clutched his hand to his heart and stared at...
Restoration Is for You, Too
I took a deep breath and pressed my forehead against the cool surface of the window as raindrops began to fall. I was hoping to get a glimpse of her...
Hearts Change Miraculously
I first met Roger outside our local grocery store on a blistering hot summer afternoon. His bare feet were dry and peeling from walking on the scorching pavement. He had...
His Unexpected Response
I was driving in circles after leaving the adoration chapel near our home. My tears blurred the beauty of the morning sunrise. My husband and I had argued throughout the...
Stepping Out of the Shame and Sin
There was a time when I believed I was too flawed and too sinful to be loved and healed by Jesus. I grew up with a very broken concept of...
