“It’s way at the other end of this track. Practically out of the station.” The helpful man said in rapid fire Italian as he dramatically pointed down the train track. My daughter, Ellie, and I quickly thanked him and started to SPRINT! Our suitcases and our dignity were dragging on the ground behind us. He…
“In the silence of the heart God speaks.” Mother Theresa’s words remind me of a former co-worker who often shared what God “put on her heart.” I remember those words well because I had absolutely no idea what she was talking about. As a young counselor in a Christian practice, I longed for her deep…
Saint John High School. Ashtabula, Ohio. Circa 1988. This is precisely where I landed as I read the brochure detailing a chapel being built in my alma mater’s new location. I flashed back to a momentous day in our tiny third floor chapel with my freshman class. I’m surprised we all fit in the room – especially…
“Ok you two, stop punching each other for a minute so we can read this bible verse.” Words I never anticipated saying as a parent! I didn’t realize until I had boys that their language of love involves things like wrestling, pinching, headlocks, spontaneous tackling, and on this particular morning….boxing. They found an old pair…
“Try to find a seat in the Quiet Car,” my husband said as I hung up the phone to run for my train. Quiet Car? I didn’t know that was a thing, but it sounded glorious. I hurried through multiple not-so-quiet cars, determined to reach my hopeful paradise. And I let out a “woohoo” when I…