Chapter 19: LOVE AND HATE
Love “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:39 “By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you have love and unselfish concern for one another.” John 13:35 “Did you see who’s back?” Jae asked me. I turned to see who she was talking...
Chapter 18: PASSING
(18) Projecting Hope From Surviving to Living Serial Audiobook https://episodes.castos.com/659ef4b1483350-07089036/1730532/c1e-g0gz2i33v79h0qox7-jk0xvdnqhjr-pgsymn.mp3 Jesus continued to teach me, but I would soon question – is it possible to have a good life doing...
Chapter 17: TASTE & SEE
Obedience “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? ”Luke 6:46 “This is love for God: to keep his commands.” I John 5:3 The next day, I slipped into my chair at work and prepared for another day of grading papers. Jae, my co-worker, slipped into the...
Chapter 16: SURRENDER
A battle was on the horizon, one I hoped to avoid. I was reaching out to every family member, friend and organization I remembered, trying to find a place for Tim to live outside of foster care. It was May 2016 and 13 year-old Tim had been in foster care for a...
Chapter 15: RAGE
An avid reader, I usually carried a library book with me wherever I went. Now, however, it was my Bible I couldn’t put down. I stopped checking out library books altogether, instead fascinated by God’s Word. My friend Khoua, who had the previous year loaned me the...
Chapter 14: SURPRISED BY JOY
Part Two October 2015 – December 2018 The Supernatural “But you will receive power and ability when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be My witnesses [to tell people about Me]both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the ends of the...
Chapter 13: WHERE’S MY SON!?
Come work with me!” Jae had urged me in the past. “We need another tutor.” I shuddered at the thought. “Not a chance,” I threw back. Jae was a tutor in Adult Basic Education (A.B.E). It might be argued prison has neighborhoods – UI (the unemployed)...
Chapter 12: LAST CALL
“Mommy? Do you still love us?” Vivi’s little voice sang out across the phone lines. Summer 2014. She was 7 years old. Timmy was still under the supervision of Child Protective Services and in foster care. My heart ached as each month upsetting reports from...
Chapter 11: UNINTENDED IDLE (AGENCY & DEHUMANIZATION)
My youngest son Tim, aged 11, was in hospital for emergency surgery. Scared, I had many questions. My caseworker had no information. It would be many days before an update.
