Praised, Never Asked Glass Children — Part 3
Suddenly our mother and father locked eyes at that kitchen table and had the same thought–“when he seized in the hospital his heart stopped.” They …
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Breathing Funny Glass Children — Part 2
Rick’s whole first year, our mother put her hand through the crib slats on his chest, becoming a human apnea monitor through every night. After …
When Life is Too Heavy Grief and Burnout
Sometimes life is just demoralizing. It may be a season of grief (which is sadness about any kind of loss), when you feel like you’re …
Safe Enough to Shine
Once I watched kids playing with balloons at a birthday party. My littlest niece barely touched them, so they bounced lightly off her fingertips. Older …
Guidance for Crisis
Weeping may go on all night, but in the morning there is joy. Psalm 30:5 I recently read an article written by Aisha Ahmad about …