Blog – Page 5 – 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.

Living 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.

#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.

Oscar’s Undiagnosed Story

The saga of our as-yet fruitless search for answers, in honor of Undiagnosed Diseases Day.

Where 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.

How 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.

To 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.

And 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?

Deep Dive Fiji Sunshine by Erin Khoo on Flickr

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.

The 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.