LWHS February 2020: Vision
It’s February 2020, and what do we usually think of when we hear “twenty-twenty”? Perfect vision.We may not have perfect eyesight, … Read more…
Listen When He Speaks, January 2020: Sanctity of Life
January 19 is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. The January 2020 Listen When He Speaks reading list theme is Sanctity of Life.
Waiting in the Dark
Their hope was gone. Light, extinguished. In the darkness of depression we can find hope in what Christ’s disciples didn’t know was coming that Saturday between crucifixion and resurrection.
I am not the same
He warned us. He told us that an experience like this, this stepping away, is not benign. You can’t leave an experience like this unchanged. He was right. I went away for a weekend to write on the ocean. I am not the same.
Listen When He Speaks, April 2019: New Life
It started with Resurrection, the theme for April, this month of Easter… Resurrection Sunday. But, really, there’s not a whole lot … Read more…
Before I Wrote on the Ocean
Before I wrote on the ocean with OC87 Recovery Diaries, I realized something about my mental illness, mental health, and recovery.
Listen When He Speaks, March 2019: Humility
Humility isn’t weak, and it’s not feeling inferior. We’re taking a look at humility this month in Listen When He Speaks.
Listen When He Speaks, February 2019: Light
Though the days have been getting longer since late December, we’re still struggling with too little daylight here in the Northeast US. … Read more…
The Bell-Jar Echo of Numb
I started reading The Bell Jar. And within three pages I was struck by how Sylvia Plath put the feelings, or … Read more…