My Mom’s Condition

Good morning... Many of you continue to ask about my mom's condition since last week's post My Mom Is In The ICU. Together as a written word community we have experienced the potent power of prayer. Connected to tons of life-saving machines, there was no medical explanation for my mother opening her eyes to greet the sound of [...]

By |2022-04-04T07:14:01-04:00April 4th, 2022|God's Plan, Healing, Prayer|

Many, Many Layers

Good morning... There are many, many of layers of me. Wife. Mother. Attentive listener. Writer. Teacher. Lifelong learner. Daughter. Middle sister. Midwestern roots. Trusted friend. Dog mama. Lover of the sun, the sea, the sky. Avid prayer-er. Spiritual director. Middle of the night blogger. "Spirit of the living God, please move through the many layers [...]

By |2022-04-02T21:19:12-04:00April 2nd, 2022|Everyday life, Holy Spirit, Prayer|

No Medical Explanation

Good morning... On Monday morning, my dad and I were with my mom in the ICU when her regular doctor stopped in. He had seen my mom soon after she was admitted, when she was hooked up to all the machinery keeping her alive. Very, very sick with an unidentified infection, she was unresponsive and highly sedated. That [...]

By |2022-03-30T04:52:06-04:00March 30th, 2022|Healing, Prayer, Trust God|

A Frozen Strand Of Hope

Good morning... When we left my mom in the ICU, it was a blustery late March evening with light snowflakes swirling in the Ohio air. There was a strand of hope frozen in our minds: mom had opened her eyes for about five minutes. Then she had drifted away from us again. Sustained by the ventilator, her body [...]

By |2022-03-30T02:15:38-04:00March 29th, 2022|God's Plan, Healing, Prayer|

Praying In The ICU

Good morning... "It will be good for us all to be together," my sister said as I booked a one-way ticket to Cleveland, Ohio to be with my 83-year-old mom in the ICU. "We may need to make some hard end of life decisions." The reality was sobering. I had begun the normal day facilitating our Friday class [...]

By |2022-03-28T09:07:08-04:00March 28th, 2022|God's Timing, Healing, Prayer|

My Mom Is In The ICU

Good morning... Unexpectedly waking at dawn near Cleveland, Ohio, I shed quiet tears beside the bay window in my parents' villa. As I look out on their continuum of care community, gloomy rain turns to gentle, white snowflakes on this memorable late March morning. Soon we will visit my mom in the ICU, wondering whether her loving life [...]

By |2022-03-26T10:32:01-04:00March 26th, 2022|God's Love, Heaven On Earth, Prayer|

New Ashes This Wednesday

Good morning... Today is Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of Lent, the 46 days before Easter Sunday. Christianity.com explains: "Lent is a 40-day season (not counting Sundays) marked by repentance, fasting, reflection, and ultimately celebration. The 40-day period represents Christ’s time of temptation in the wilderness, where he fasted and where Satan tempted him. Lent asks believers to [...]

By |2022-03-02T04:21:24-05:00March 2nd, 2022|Death And Resurrection, Peace, Prayer|

Day Of Prayer for Ukraine

Good afternoon... Never before have I felt compelled to share a second blog post on the same day. With email responses piling up from this morning's message, Praying for Olga, I offer us an intimate update from Ukraine. Throughout the day, I have heard from many of you who yearn to join our hearts in prayer on behalf [...]

By |2022-02-27T05:32:32-05:00February 26th, 2022|Community, God's Love, Prayer, Uncategorized|

Praying For Olga

Our Friday group gathered to discuss our next chapter in Paula D'Arcy's book Sacred Threshold: Crossing the Inner Barrier to Deeper Love. To begin our time together, we shared various prayer concerns. One woman has a dear friend, Olga, who lives in Ukraine with her two daughters. Olga had sent a telegram earlier in the day: "According to [...]

By |2022-02-26T09:00:39-05:00February 26th, 2022|Light In Darkness, Peace, Prayer|

Help Me Find Me

Good morning... Last Friday, we began our class with silence, a reading, and a prayer. Before I read aloud the heartfelt prayer below, I asked people to consider, "Which words capture your attention?" After our time of prayer, we introduced ourselves to one another for the first time by sharing the words grabbing us most, explaining why these [...]

By |2022-01-28T03:45:01-05:00January 28th, 2022|Imperfection, Mystery, Prayer|
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