Brrrinngggg. “Hello. Can you talk? I am feeling awful today?” “Sure.” That conversation was maybe eight years ago. A couple years earlier then it, I was hit with a simultaneous ‘triple whammy’: Heat Exhaustion, Lyme Disease, and Panic Disorder. As I set about the long … Continue readingWords Sent
Addie (our five year old daughter with cystic fibrosis) had another clean culture last month: normal respiratory flora and normal vitamin levels. We’re all happy she’s had such good luck. And I do call it luck, not blessings or hard work paying off. I don’t … Continue readingResting in the Blessing of God’s Presence
A “Brillant Madness” is how actress Patty Duke titled her autobiography in which she describes her life living with Manic Depressive mental health illness. Otherwise known as Bipolar, manic depressive is one of the most challenging mental health illnesses to live with because you can … Continue readingIt Can’t Be Fixed with Two Aspirin: Mental Illness in Your Family
Welcome to the series “You did it to me” where we will be discussing the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy. This will be a twice a month series from March to September 2015. We hope you enjoy! Visiting the sick, it sounds easy enough, … Continue readingYou Did it To Me: Visiting Christ, Who is Sick
Pope Francis’ recent words about mothers are so precious to me, even as I’m driven to extremes raising some of our children with genetic illness: * I want people to treat them just like anyone else. * I want people to treat them with kid … Continue readingExtreme Mothering, Extreme Grace and Peace