Welcome to Dymphna's Diary

Although I am not Catholic, I find it interesting that "Dymphna" is the patron saint of those who suffer from clinical depression and other mental illnesses. Considering the purpose of this site is to offer inspiration and spiritual guidance to my readers, I felt it was only right I chose her namesake for the title.

In 2010, this site was set up to pass along personal information about how depression has affected my life and the lives of my family. Since then, it has EVOLVED. In 2011, I attempted to present posts that were INSPIRATIONAL to you, my readers. In 2012, I went even deeper with personal stories from people across the United States via touching videos, songs, and interviews. My hope was to show each of you that even when you feel that you are in a situation that no one else could understand, you are not alone. Through it all, my comments have remained to be my personal opinions and spiritual reflections. I will continue to occasionally post information that I feel is beneficial in removing the stigma of mental illness, but regardless I feel blessed to have been given this platform to spread God's love and compassion for ALL people. I wouldn't be where I am today without the strength I receive daily from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. My hope is that this blog will help you find some comfort in your life. It most certainly is helping me find comfort in mine.

I want to make it perfectly clear, though, that when I make generalizations regarding mental illness, I am NOT giving advice to anyone. I'm just passing along information that I have found helpful in my life. I'm writing about MY PERSONAL experiences and thoughts. Mental illness affects everyone differently and your situation may not be reflective of mine.


Tuesday, October 5, 2010

In Black and White and Gray

A friend called me and told me I needed to take a look on www.wave3.com. There was a video on there she wanted me to see. You see, there’s a woman that had a recent MRI with astounding results… right there next to her malignant salivary gland was Jesus’ image! The woman had been extremely nervous throughout her testing process and had called on God for comfort. She said she definitely felt His presence during the remainder of the MRI. So, it was no surprise to her when she got the films and saw His face there in black and white and gray.

Then, tonight on GLEE (a show my husband watches), a young man was making a grilled cheese sandwich and the sandwich came out with…. You guessed it: an image of Jesus in the crust. Now, some would say that the show was not written in the seriousness that most of us would consider “spiritual”. But, the script included some kids that really believed in God, others that didn’t believe at all, and some that were just plain confused. So, if nothing else, I thought the show at least tried to keep close to the real world! But, anyway, because both of these thing happened on the same day, I got to thinking. Why? Because, I don’t think anything happens by coincidence.

In a time when “we” (a country) are forced to fight in an appellate court for the right to continue to say prayers during our Presidential Inaugurations… for the right to display The Ten Commandments… for the right to continue to have our monetary system remain “in the trust of our God”… and all the other rights that we continue to fight for, it is refreshing to see two different television channels air these types of stories.

I’m not asking you to believe that the image on the MRI is, in fact, Jesus. That is a personal decision that you will have to make on your own. And, I’m not asking you to take a stand one way or the other regarding prayer in school or anything else like that – that’s a political choice and I really don’t wanna go there. All I know is that when I see stories like the two I’ve mentioned; it fills me with hope. Hope that the world can be a better a place… and I want to be a part of that place.

By the way... Thanks V
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