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Dec 3, 2021
2 min

Transparent and Broken

If you’ve followed my writings for any length of time, you know that I’m pretty transparent. I’m real with you about my struggles, my...

Stacy Mal

Oct 21, 2021
3 min

Getting There

Towards the end of the gospels we hear a lot about the sufferings of Jesus. The crowning, the scourging, the punches. A lot of us can...

Stacy Mal

Oct 7, 2021
3 min

When It Rains, It Pours

When it rains, it pours. Who knows what I’m talkin about? Lately it’s felt like I’ve been stuck in a never ending rainy season. Cloudy....

Stacy Mal

Sep 14, 2021
2 min

Coasting

I took a very short walk yesterday. I put in my headphones, queued up a random playlist, and started walking down my road. The song...

Stacy Mal

Sep 11, 2021
2 min

Enjoy the Ride

We were headed to church this morning. I was sitting in the passenger seat; my husband was driving. I looked in the back seat at my...

Stacy Mal

Sep 10, 2021
2 min

Big Miracles, Desperate Times

I was praying about the crucifixion this morning. Not just the moment Jesus was nailed to the cross, but all of the moments that led up...

Stacy Mal

Jul 6, 2021
5 min

Lord of the Freight Train

God loves us and works for our good. So why does He allow bad thi to happen?

Stacy Mal

Jun 16, 2021
2 min

Litany of the Needy

A little something that came out of my morning prayer time... In my morning prayer time, I was praying for many of you. And I was a bit...

Stacy Mal

Feb 26, 2021
4 min

Walking on Water

I’ll let you in on a little secret. I have been struggling. On many levels. Things escalated at the end of 2020, then climaxed the first...

Stacy Mal

May 25, 2020
4 min

Lift High the Cross

Suffering is everywhere. Everyone has it to some degree. No one can escape it. We all have something in our life right now that is very...

Stacy Mal

Jan 9, 2020
2 min

Shaped to Take Flight

There’s an old story about a man (some versions call him a hunter) who found a cocoon of an emperor moth. He noticed a tiny opening in...

Stacy Mal

Dec 7, 2019
3 min

The Little Engine That Could

Occasionally I feel like an engine... as I bet most mommas do from time to time. I feel like that “thing” hidden behind the scenes,...

Stacy Mal

Nov 24, 2019
3 min

God's Got This

Last year one of my daughters went through a really rocky time. She had health stuff we were trying to work through, so she missed a lot...

Stacy Mal

Nov 20, 2019
4 min

Follow Him Through the Crowning

“What the heck?! This is a really weird picture.” I’m pretty sure that’s what every one of you thought when you scrolled by this. And...

Stacy Mal

Nov 20, 2018
1 min

The Crushing and Pressing

“In the crushing, in the pressing... You are making new wine...” (Hillsong United) I mentioned this song before, but it’s worth...

Stacy Mal

Aug 5, 2018
3 min

Let Go, Let God

This is for those of you who are stuck in unhealthy relationships or who are struggling with codependency... Let go and let God. Pray,...

Stacy Mal

Jan 10, 2018
2 min

The Fight of Life

There are those times in life when it doesn’t matter how hard you try, the hits just keep on coming. One thing after another. You are...

Stacy Mal

Jan 4, 2017
2 min

The Wounds

Thinking about the wounds of the Resurrected Jesus... This morning I was praying about the resurrection during my morning rosary......

Stacy Mal

Sep 20, 2016
3 min

Spiritual Graduation

So it was an interesting day. Abby has had these "vision issues" for quite some time now, probably close to a year. But they've gotten...

Stacy Mal

Dec 7, 2014
4 min

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