Courageous Kindness in a Cup
How is summer treating you? Are you driving around like a crazy person from one place to another? Have you taken time for what we call vacation only to realize you are more tired when you arrive back home? Did you receive visitors, offering them tours of your favorite places
Episode 36: Making His Child a Priority, Saved Their Lives
Unfortunately, Pardeep and I share the pain of losing our family members to violence ignited and fueled by hate. As the author of, The Gift of our Wounds, Pardeep Kaleka found opportunities for post-traumatic growth and healing after the murders of his own father and friends at the Sikh Temple
Episode 35: With Whom are you Celebrating Independence Day?
In episode 35, “With Whom are you Celebrating Independence Day?” you will hear me read from the chapter titled Islam or Muslim in Healing a Shattered Soul, my memoir published on May 3, 2021. The shattering of my soul occurred on April 13, 2014, with the murders of my father, oldest
Episode 34: Goals and Dreams Exterminated Find Hope in Sharing
From April 7 to July 15, 1994, nine-year-old Jacqueline Murekatete witnessed the atrocities of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Jacqueline’s passion to live for her family and to help others guided her path to the founding of the Genocide Survivors Foundation. “Live beyond yourself and with passion
A Tribute to My Own Father
Happy Father's Day to all fathers and those of you who fill this role for someone you love! As a tribute to my own father, I published, Healing a Shattered Soul on May 3. Below is an excerpt from the chapter titled, One More Rescue. In this chapter, you will
Episode 33: Our Teen in Crisis
In episode 33, “Our Teen in Crisis”, I read an excerpt from Healing a Shattered Soul, my faithful journey of courageous kindness after the trauma and grief of domestic terrorism. You will feel my worry and frankly fear, concerning my own parenting of our 12-year-old Lukas. With the help of strangers
