

- Offer to pray. (And then actually do it.)
- Ask real questions.
- Listen to the answers.
- Affirm … without platitudes.
- Open up.
- Make concrete offers.
- Keep inviting us.
- Go the extra mile during the critical times.
- Treat our kids like people (and teach your kids, too).
- Do it all again.
Copyright 2019 Christy Wilkens
About the Author

Christy Wilkens
Christy Wilkens, wife and mother of six, is an armchair philosopher who lives in Austin, TX. She writes at FaithfulNotSuccessful.com about disability, faith, doubt, suffering, community, and good reads. Her first book, Awakening at Lourdes: How an Unanswered Prayer Healed Our Family and Restored Our Faith, a memoir about a pilgrimage with her husband and son, will be released by Ave Maria Press in 2021.
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