June 21, 2019 Sweat poured from my forehead as I shooed away mosquitos. Through the sticky humidity, a friend, native of the island, and I pressed on through the dusty dirt country roads in the island of Mindanao, Philippines. But what was also warm yet sweet was the hug and peck on the cheek as …
May 24, 2019 Are you celebrating Memorial Day? Or are you trying to remove the memory of the personal battles that you sometimes fight, but often lose? Not long ago, I sat at the gate, waiting to board the last leg of my trip home. I settled in, listening for the announcement to pre-board. But …
March 1, 2019 “I can’t’ believe you do that. That’s crazy!” a friend said when I told her I travel abroad by myself. That’s crazy! She might be right. Being blind, my traveling alone could be dangerous. Without eyesight, I risk many mishaps—getting lost, losing my luggage, falling, running into objects or into people. Or …
December 28, 2018 I held on to my friend’s arm. With wool scarfs around our neck, we shivered, trying to keep the cold wind that swept through the streets of the city that never sleeps. We weaved around people on crowded sidewalks. A strange symphony of sounds played—cars blowing their horns, music blaring from speakers by …
July 20, 2018 Questions I asked. Are you expecting a miracle? Or do you even believe in them? I asked those questions. And my answer came when I witnessed miracles of my own, profound and personal. When my life should have been a mess, miracles appeared instead—joy when there should be gloom. Peace instead …
Memorial Day brings back memories of heroes as with gratitude, we recall their brave commitment to bring us victory. But why do we forget the victory Christ has already won for us? Do you remember this story? One day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. The …
May 4, 2018 The move to America. In 1964, my family and I left our hometown in Bolivia and arrived in St. Louis on a cold winter day. With expectations and excitement, we had packed our suitcases with hope for a glorious life in the United States. But the adjustment was bumpier than the …
One bad apple. I was at my desk following my morning routine the other day. The screen reader installed in my computer read Psalm 34 to me. (This is because I’m blind and use a screen reader to operate my computer). So, there I was, delighting in God’s Word while I munched on my morning …
March 23, 2018 For you this week, a guest post from Carol Graham who has a story that’s sure to inspire. Carol found that when the world says something is impossible, when doctors give you a hopeless diagnosis, and the future looks dim…we have a choice. The choice to believe God. Carol’s real-life story will …
February 23, 2018 “I took my small dog for a walk one night,” my friend Ian said. “The area was dark except for a light near the big fountain in the courtyard of the apartment complex.” “I heard my neighbor yell from her second-floor balcony. But the sound of the water in the nearby fountain …