Category: Spiritual
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Faith does not exclude the plea for justice.
Adopting is like building a house. The procedure is complex and it involves many specialists. It takes time and commitment. But every chapter can and should be tackled efficiently and with a sense of urgency. It says so in the law. The eagerness to move into the new house is valid and justified. The eagerness…
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Conversation with my Father
-“I don’t think we can endure 30 more days of separation” I cry out-“Sure you can!” says God with Fatherly patience, smiling at me, as clear as day. (Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk…
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If not me, then who?
I was born responsible. As the youngest child, that’s rather strange. Quite Unusual. On the other hand, I know I’ve been well cared for, because I know how to rest in the care of trustworthy people. I know what good leaders are, intuitively. So I speak up. Though I was the quietest kid throughout my…
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What are we waiting for?
We’re wait-experts. But waiting is not a good place to be in. The best place to be in is the present. Even if you’re tempted to label it as terrible. It’s not terrible. It is what it is. But our mental suffering occurs when we cling onto the past or the future. Our life lesson…
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Poem of the present
Don’t envy me.Don’t pity me. Just pray if you will. Let’s! Reach out your heart. Our aches are different. I’m sure. There’s no comparison No competition Together though we can allow the pain we create with our mind To pass through As we acknowledge it We let it go. Intense suffering of any kind Can…
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Beauty in the storm clouds
The silver lining. I love the silver lining. As I sense a wave of embracing the present all around me, that sweet acceptance that allows the mind to clear. Although not much has changed yet, in our current situation, I find this worldwide quarantine to be an excellent experiment of the mind, an X-ray of…
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Thoughts from isolation
Understanding the stages of grief is a start. But whenever I talk about the stages of grief, I have to remind people that the stages aren’t linear and may not happen in this order. It’s not a map but it provides some scaffolding for this unknown world. There’s denial, which we say a lot of…
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Courage and resilience
Most of us can recognize good leadership when we see it. The past few weeks world leaders grappled for the right and timely decisions. There was no perfect plan. But inaction was worse. While our circumstances change very little these days, our emotions experience an erratic rollercoaster. Alas, every day is in our power to…
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How is this quarantine affecting you?
Conrad and I are happiest away from crowds. We don’t have a TV and we don’t keep up with the news. So the pandemic was not on my radar at all, whatsoever. Until one morning when I found out from my social worker, during an evaluation visit for our adoption process, that the schools are…
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Timpul e relativ
…Iar atunci când îl aștepți să treacă, un an poate fi resimțit la fel de apăsător ca 2 minute. Doi ani am așteptat activ să adoptăm o fetiță, o fetiță anume, de care am aflat din întamplare că a intrat în sistemul de protecție, și anume, sora biologică a copilului deja adoptat de noi cu…
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After the darkest night comes the sweetest morning
Conrad was in terrible pain. A throat infection (his allergies make his throat sensitive – especially in the Spring) spread to his right ear. We are at the end of our wits energy wise. And yet, as a parent, when you think you can’t go any further, you muster up enough energy to push on…