Musings
A Defiant Daughter, Haunted & Hunted by God
“All my life I have been haunted by God.” —Fyodor Dostoevsky, “The Possessed” Once bitterly anti-Catholic, a convert reflected on a memory as her baptism approached.
Anointing by Dragonfly
Where do you feel closest to the gates of heaven? For me, it’s when…CONTINUE READING
Hope & Courage in a Southwest Atlanta Parking Lot
The two men in the parking lot didn’t make any sense. One figure moving erratically at warp speed—first doubled over and zigging to the left—then
The Case of the Accidental Retreatant
The light outside the monastery was golden and coppery, in that way you see only in a fall afternoon gloaming. After battling through Friday Atlanta
The Undercover Saint & The Man Who Needed a Chance
This story appeared in the Georgia Bulletin in May 2025. Mama was at the grocery store when she noticed a man didn’t have enough money
When Love is the Only Antidote
A story about moving from fear to love. Here’s my telling for The Focolare Word of Life Experiences Podcast. The episode is titled “There’s Grace
When That Little Voice Inside Tells You to Do Something Crazy
I did what the voice directed me to do, but it was the LAST thing I wanted to do. Here’s the story from The Georgia
I Have Entered Another Dimension Called Parrott, Georgia
I’m a history fanatic, so a long trip through Southwest Georgia did not disappoint. The landscape was dotted with family cemeteries, 200-year-old pecan groves, abandoned
The Baby in the Woods
On this Christmas day, a very personal story of a mother and a newborn with nowhere to turn.