Author Archives: andreastiles

We’ve made it to that time of year again. A time of celebration and reflection. We gather to honor achievements and to look forward in hope; all good things, but yet… I sat and listened to another award’s day message. … Continue reading →

Things I think about when too tired to push it away: It is often said that good health is the goal, yet most neglect the essentials for physical and mental well-being. We know that oxygen-rich blood supplying the brain and … Continue reading →

Can you see a life of mending and tending? Can you see mothers and fathers loving one another, building lives together? Can you see hope lighting children’s eyes as they play unhindered in safety? Can you see joy shared among … Continue reading →

I really cant recall a time in my 47 years where criticism was so prevalent. It’s everywhere. It’s in our hearts and coming out our mouths and dividing those who should never be divided, and I hate it. I kept … Continue reading →

Because I’ve been in church my whole life save for a few years of trying to determine whether or not there was still a place for me there, and because I believe spiritual matters are the deepest most significant of … Continue reading →

We get to revisit our past when we journey through childhood with our young ones. I wonder how different I would be had I not been partner to these who have come behind me and had not made these backward … Continue reading →

It’s true that only the Heart-Maker enters in with perfect understanding. Though words allow us to connect to a degree, the deeper meanings of experience cannot be fully articulated. On my bed in the dark of night, waking, I offer … Continue reading →

Both of Erick’s parents were married and divorced from multiple partners. When he and I married, he was marrying for the first time at age 30. He asked that I never mention the possibility of divorce. I so wish I … Continue reading →

First of all, I’m rising from rest to write what is pressing to be shared. I woke before the sun not feeling well and have battled this bug all day, but far more troubling than this physical distress is a … Continue reading →

When I look back honestly over the course of my life and reflect on the changes in my thinking, I’m sometimes overwhelmed by it, sometimes ashamed of where I’ve been, and cautious over what I think and say now as … Continue reading →