A single beam of light through a church window changed how we saw the day—and ourselves. What began as a personal story of losing hearing in one ear and living nine years in partial silence becomes a wider meditation on restoration, grace, and the brave work of loving people back to who they were made to be. When hearing returned, music sounded new, a daughter’s voice felt like a gift unwrapped, and gratitude turned into a map for finding love in a noisy world. We unpack a simple but demandi...
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A single beam of light through a church window changed how we saw the day—and ourselves. What began as a personal story of losing hearing in one ear and living nine years in partial silence becomes a wider meditation on restoration, grace, and the brave work of loving people back to who they were made to be. When hearing returned, music sounded new, a daughter’s voice felt like a gift unwrapped, and gratitude turned into a map for finding love in a noisy world. We unpack a simple but demandi...
"What will the birds eat?" With these five simple words, Elder Thaddeus of Vitnovica offers us a perspective shift that could transform our lives and relationships. This brief but powerful episode explores the wisdom of Elder Thaddeus, an Orthodox monk whose philosophy is captured in the book title: "Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives." When a well-meaning pilgrim suggested the elder clean the breadcrumbs from his flowing beard, Thaddeus revealed that what appeared as untidiness was actu...
Sunny Banana
A single beam of light through a church window changed how we saw the day—and ourselves. What began as a personal story of losing hearing in one ear and living nine years in partial silence becomes a wider meditation on restoration, grace, and the brave work of loving people back to who they were made to be. When hearing returned, music sounded new, a daughter’s voice felt like a gift unwrapped, and gratitude turned into a map for finding love in a noisy world. We unpack a simple but demandi...
