Posts by Christy Wilkens
Miriam’s First Communion
More than a year ago, a ridiculous dream formed itself in my heart. On May 5, 2018, it actually happened.
Read MoreLiving our brokenness under the blessing lifts us all
Brokenness lived under the blessing is transformed into a gift, not a burden. Every year in Lourdes, I get to relearn this.
Read More#7QT: Seven Quick Takes, Lourdes 2018 Edition
In which we fly across the world to serve the sick and end up joining their ranks instead. In Lourdes, there are no accidents.
Read MoreOscar’s Undiagnosed Story
The saga of our as-yet fruitless search for answers, in honor of Undiagnosed Diseases Day.
Read MoreWhere I am writing (and where I am not)
In which I offer lame explanations for not writing here, because of all the other many kinds of writing that is happening in my life.
Read MoreHow to pray when the answer is already no: A primer
This is not a simplistic “God never closes a door without opening a window” speech. It’s just a reminder that a negative (or absent) response does not have to mean the end of a relationship with God.
Read MoreTo love these days like any other
Staring into the abyss without clinging tightly to the hand of God is a dangerous game. He’s calling me back to his side now. Take my hand, dear daughter. It’s time to cling again.
Read MoreAnd so, we deepen
I believe now, in my bones, that God is in control and will order all these scary moments into a beautiful whole, someday.
Don’t I? I think I do. Right?
Read MoreDeeper
I wish I could say I am secure enough in my trust of God’s plan and providence to voluntarily move deeper into the hard and messy stuff that is this life. That appears to be what He is asking of me in 2018.
Read MoreThe miracle in the pot of soup
Sometimes it’s easy to get so busy looking for the big miracle that we miss the little ones. God answered a very specific, longstanding prayer of mine in a delivery of food: a miracle in a pot of soup.
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