The Hidden Survival Patterns I Mistook for Brokenness

“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” ~Rumi I grew up in a council house in the 1970s, in a world where children were seen and not heard. We were kicked out in the morning and told to come back when the streetlights came on. On the surface, it looked...

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Mary’s Gratitude Story: Learning to Walk Again

Trigger warning: This story mentions addiction, homelessness, chronic illness, grief, and loss. Mary had a tough life growing up, though she is always quick to point out that it wasn’t entirely bad. At a very young age, she fell into an addiction to heavy prescription...

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