Now that I'm back home and back to a normal schedule after the TESOL Convention last week, I've returned to my regular Bible study. It's something I need to work on - Bible study should never be ditched even when life goes awry - but I found today's readings (or rather, the week's) especially touching. Psalm … Continue reading April 11 | Refuge
Category: grief
March 23 | Grief
How appropriate that today's word is 'grief.' I took a little hiatus from my daily posts (but not from Bible reading) because life got a little topsy-turvy after my grandmother died two weeks ago today. I went to Illinois for the funeral and time with family and then when I got back, we had family from … Continue reading March 23 | Grief
My Grammie and me
On the plane I try not to cry so I clench my teeth Seeing the flat land of my birth below fills me with grief I know that this is real, this passing on I know that her soul like a bird has flown On this cusp of spring when the earth soon will bloom … Continue reading My Grammie and me
Surviving the descent
I have to find the silver linings, the good things, about this. Because if I don't, I'm doomed to live a life of regret and sorrow. Thing is, I never really thought about the alternative. Sure, maybe I tossed the idea around in my head that maybe this would never happen, but I didn't dwell … Continue reading Surviving the descent
Hope never hurts.
The journey of infertility, at least for me, is not a test for my body to do biologically what it's designed to do. I know that sounds counterintuitive. It's a test of faith, much like other journeys we all go through. I'm not making light of this journey. It's difficult. It's uncertain (especially if your diagnosis … Continue reading Hope never hurts.
MPM 2.0: mercy unmasked 