The Purpose in Seasons of Longing
You know the feeling you get when you’ve been waiting for something for so long and it finally comes? The wait is finally over and the celebration is here! It’s like kids on Christmas morning. All month they’ve been eyeing those presents under the tree. They might have even tried shaking them to guess the contents. The […]
A Hope That Does Not Disappoint
My husband’s visa to the US came in the final weeks of 2021. I hadn’t seen any of my family members since our wedding two years earlier. During that time, a pandemic had raged, I had gotten pregnant, had our first baby, and he was already nearing his first birthday. We quickly made plans to […]
He Understands Our Longings
I don’t often feel homesick for my passport country. I blame my parents. They took me on my first international flight when I was just eight months old. Once that taste for travel hits, the idea of home becomes more fluid. Actually, I feel the most “at home” in an airport surrounded by rich accents […]
Longing for Light
From the first twinkling of lights in December, I find that my soul is craving light. Ever since the devastating loss of my nephew over a year ago, my darkened heart has been seeking the light wherever I can find it. Dappled sunlight through leaves, moonlit shadows in the dark nights, a singular candle flame […]
This Month’s Theme: Longing
“One of the essential paradoxes of Advent: that while we wait for God, we are with God all along, that while we need to be reassured of God’s arrival, of the arrival of our homecoming, we are already at home. While we wait, we have to trust, to have faith, but it is God’s grace […]