Category Archives: Childhood

The Secret Place

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Esther Hizsa

I was in New Life’s Community Free Store the other day and found a book called The Ice Cream Store. I scooped (!) it up. I loved reading Alligator Pie to my kids when they were young. Here was another book written by … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Mystical, Poetry | Tagged Alligator Pie, Canadian, centre, David McPhail, Dennis Lee, Finding Grace at the Centre, grace, grandchildren, Kelly Dycavinu, Knit Together, poet, Psalm 139:15, secret place, The Ice Cream Store, Thomas E. Clarke | Leave a comment

Trapped

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Esther Hizsa

Frustrated, stuck, trapped. That’s how I felt. That’s what I recorded in my account of a spiritual direction session. I had directed the session and was discussing it with five other spiritual directors who gather monthly for peer supervision. In supervision, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Popular Posts, Poverty of Spirit, Spiritual Direction, Stories, Stories of an Everyday Pilgrim | Tagged Behind That Locked Door, Childhood, criggchef, feeling trapped, God in the Dark: Theory, innoxiuss, Open Doors, panic, Psalm 139:12, sacred space, spiritual direction, supervision, triggered | 1 Comment

What Jesus Cares About

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Esther Hizsa

Walking home from the store I run into “Philip,” a guy in the neighbourhood who attends our church once in a while. He smiles and says hello, but frowns when I ask him how he’s doing. He tells me again … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Stories | Tagged Anne Yungwirth, Blowies, dandelion, Ed Dahl, Grade 5, Mrs. Sidon, Nan C. Merrill, Psalm 139, Psalms for Praying, Survive, What Jesus Cares About | 2 Comments

God, How Are You Loving Me in This?

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Esther Hizsa

Steep your life in God-reality. — Matthew 6:33 (The Message) Before I published last Friday’s post, I e-mailed Steve Imbach for permission to share his story about the sleepless night. In response he said, “If it were now I would … Continue reading →

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God Isn’t Always Trying to Teach Us Stuff

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Esther Hizsa

“If God speaks anywhere, it is into our personal lives that he speaks…” – Frederick Buechner, Now and Then: A Memoir of Vocation God knows our thoughts even before we do (Psalm 139). And having heard all our thoughts, God must … Continue reading →