PinnedCallie MotupalliWays to Wait: #11 Waiting for HealingMy eye doctor told me someday there would be a treatment. Some sort of gene therapy that would come in the form of a pill that I could…Oct 1, 20221Oct 1, 20221
Callie MotupalliWays to Wait: #12 Waiting During AdventGrowing up, I knew Advent as a period of time where candles were lit around a wreath… and that’s about it. The only association I had…Dec 20, 2022Dec 20, 2022
Callie MotupalliWays to Wait: #10 Waiting that Makes Room for PossibilityThis year, the plum tree in our backyard has given us an abundance of fruit. For several weeks my husband had his eye on one especially…Jun 21, 2022Jun 21, 2022
Callie MotupalliWays to Wait: #9 Prayerful WaitingLet’s just begin by stating the obvious: Making a list of qualities you are looking for in a partner is one of the cheesiest things you…Jun 14, 2022Jun 14, 2022
Callie MotupalliWays to Wait: #8 Waiting as ServiceAs I have been reflecting on the idea of waiting and its many forms, I have started to wonder if it doesn’t always mean sitting around and…Jun 1, 2022Jun 1, 2022
Callie MotupalliWays to Wait: #7 Unrequited WaitingWhen I was five I wanted to drive a red convertible when I grew up. I don’t know how I came to settle on the specificity that it had to be…May 9, 2022May 9, 2022
Callie MotupalliWays to Wait: #6 Waiting in LineYou may not remember this, but one of the first things you were taught how to do in kindergarten was how to stand in a line. It’s an…Apr 30, 2022Apr 30, 2022
Callie MotupalliWays to Wait:#5 Waiting for the Right MomentI had two rules about “firsts” when I was dating my now husband. He had never had an official girlfriend before, so I thought it was only…Apr 21, 2022Apr 21, 2022
Callie MotupalliWays to Wait: #4 Waiting in a Thin PlaceI was raised Catholic until I was close to twelve years old. This meant Lenten traditions were an annual part of my life in those early…Apr 13, 2022Apr 13, 2022
Callie MotupalliWays to Wait: #3 Waiting in a BlenderThe first season of waiting that I really felt happened in the spring of 2013. Until then, seasons of waiting had usually been marked by…Apr 6, 2022Apr 6, 2022