https://www.thepeoplewell.com/blog daily 0.75 2025-12-27 https://www.thepeoplewell.com/blog/the-question-christmas-leaves-behind monthly 0.5 2025-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62bdbeb75a263507addab2c2/817ad02e-bd95-4992-aea8-cb9c9f56bf44/JMM-SmileInTheMystery-cover%2B1600x1500+%281%29.webp BLOG - The quiet question Christmas left behind. Over Christmas, I found myself on a long road trip, and on that drive, I discovered a Christmas album I hadn’t heard before—Smile in the Mystery by John Mark McMillan—and as the miles passed, its lyrics began to echo my friend’s words. One song, in particular, held the paradox for me: Baby Son. “We thought You’d come with a crown of gold… But common born in mother’s arms.” The song gives language to the tension between expectation and reality—between the Jesus we want and the Jesus who actually comes. From the very beginning, people needed Jesus to be something. Do something. Fix something. https://www.thepeoplewell.com/blog/the-road-a-fathers-day-lament monthly 0.5 2025-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62bdbeb75a263507addab2c2/6ef4785b-e207-4ca7-82a9-ee63c04aac6a/unsplash-image-MlCHlQtFKhg.jpg BLOG - The Road - A Father’s (Day) Lament - The Road (A Father’s Lament) Sad is the road that carried you far from home. Broken, my heart — loving enough to let you wander. Empty, the chair that waits at our table. Steadfast, my prayer: that no harm will find you. Long are the days, and lonelier still the nights, Void of your laughter, unlit by your light. Tested, my hope — that your thoughts might turn towards home. Resolved — I will not lose it. Ready, the robes and ring — for a fresh, sacred start. Forever, my love — that goes farther than your wandering. Beyond famine, fear, and distant fields. It calls you by name. Waiting, is the road — to guide you back to me. My eyes — fixed upon it. Heart open, Arms wide. The Road. (written by Esperansita Bejnarowicz) https://www.thepeoplewell.com/blog/oh-how-i-long-to-just-breathe monthly 0.5 2024-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62bdbeb75a263507addab2c2/51be5422-cbb7-49ab-9677-0135910111a8/little+girl.jpg BLOG - “Oh, how I long to just breathe.” - Below is an excerpt from my evaluation: “I noticed as I reread my story, that there are some gaps. And I have spent many hours trying to fill these gaps. Exactly how old was I? Exactly what did I confess? I knew the truth in my heart, but did I actually confess all of it, or did only tell part of it? What was everything that was said to me? Did anyone hold me? Did anyone comfort me beyond only talking to me? I don’t remember if anyone turned on the lights…or did we just sit in the dark? And then there are the “million and one scenarios running through my head”. This alone causes me such angst, and is still something I still experience today. Oh my word, is it ever still a reality for me. Whether work, church, friendships, relationships, my family, I suffer this ‘over evaluation’, ‘scenario driven’ reaction to anything in my life that has the potential for a negative outcome or reaction from others. I have, and still will find myself, sleepless, tossing and turning, churning out scenarios. Even as I write this, I can feel the tension in my chest. The inability to breathe deep. In fact, since I have recently attempted to take up Yoga, I am so aware that I really don’t even know how to fill my lungs with air. I simply can’t. I don’t know how. I don’t believe my lungs have ever taken in air to what would be considered their capacity. It saddens me. It makes me think something is so wrong with me. Why can’t I allow myself to enjoy a full, deep breath? (PAUSE) Immediate reaction: As I wrote that, I literally held my face in my hands, and wept out loud. I am 44 years old. And for 44 years, I don’t think I have ever enjoyed a full deep breath, without feeling like I am suffocating when I come anywhere close to filling my lungs. If I had to assign a percentage… I honestly feel like I am only reaching 50 maybe 60%, if that? Who am I kidding?…Oh how I long to breathe, to breathe deeply. To savor safety.” https://www.thepeoplewell.com/blog/come-to-the-table monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62bdbeb75a263507addab2c2/966bd543-ad3d-4222-88de-1cd1853fa5ee/pexels-eugenia-remark-15283443.jpg BLOG - Come to the table. - Through all the emotion and commotion, Psalm 23:5 “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.” kept on making its way to my thoughts, and I could hear a voice calling… “Come to my table.” between the ‘hellos’ & ‘good-byes’, and the ‘thank you’ & ‘your welcomes’ in the middle of the ‘intentions vs. resolutions’ and all the ‘New Year, New You’ adages above all the ‘money back guarantees’ and promises for ‘quick fixes’... I could still hear, “Come to my table. Come. Esperansita, come.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62bdbeb75a263507addab2c2/e03fc3d7-3462-4f69-8deb-a82befc96496/christiann-koepke-SgSoyxTan2k-unsplash+%281%29.jpg BLOG - Come to the table. - Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. https://www.thepeoplewell.com/blog/immanuel-god-is-with-us-1 monthly 0.5 2023-12-20 https://www.thepeoplewell.com/blog/story-work-questions-and-answers monthly 0.5 2023-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62bdbeb75a263507addab2c2/045d1b46-f19d-496e-a1ff-5cfae79d9a28/Q+%26+A+pexels-ann-h-11183364.jpg BLOG - Get answers! https://www.thepeoplewell.com/blog/tell-me-more monthly 0.5 2023-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62bdbeb75a263507addab2c2/804949ff-b66e-4183-9109-09b02bb3a20d/Beige+Minimalist+Quote+Motivation+Facebook+Post+offset+%281%29.jpg BLOG - Tell me more… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thepeoplewell.com/blog/dance-with-me monthly 0.5 2023-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62bdbeb75a263507addab2c2/273fba40-f62d-4469-a5d9-dfae4a5edf19/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4814813.jpg BLOG - Dance with Me - 1 John 4:19 NIV 1 John 4:19 NIV - “We love because he first loved us.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62bdbeb75a263507addab2c2/345b3e87-14a6-494c-913b-c8aa30c60cd5/m-T9THJMIIMPM-unsplash.jpg BLOG - Dance with Me - Between the experiences of “seek and not found” along with the times my desire to be chosen was taken advantage of, I became convinced that “I was not good enough”. This lie strangled any hope that I was worthy of being chosen, even by God. By the time I was a teenager, I had this deep inner sense that God was intentionally passing me over. While everyone else had a praise report, it would seem as if my prayers had gone unanswered. When people would talk about how close they felt to God, I felt Him distant and cold. Sitting at the altar, I can remember feeling like God was touching everyone’s heart, except for mine. I concluded that I must have done something to have fallen out of grace causing Him to turn His back on me. https://www.thepeoplewell.com/blog/a-prayer-like-the-woman-at-the-well monthly 0.5 2023-06-11 https://www.thepeoplewell.com/blog/tangled monthly 0.5 2023-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62bdbeb75a263507addab2c2/c6c87d07-4d12-4ee0-bf96-07087fbde69e/esperansita+tangled+necklace.jpg BLOG - Tangled - ESPERANCITA v.s. ESPERANSITA In Spanish, the spelling of my name is 'Esperancita', with a ‘c’. My mom was worried that the ‘c’ might cause trouble when it came to pronouncing my name in English, so she spelled it 'Esperansita' to make it easier to say. My name was now uncommon, two times over! As a result, I never saw my name on a keychain, license plate, pencil, or any other souvenir at a gas station or souvenir shop, in English or Spanish. And I mean ANYWHERE! As of today, I sometimes still find myself searching in vain. Considering the futility of finding anything with my name on it explains why I so treasured this necklace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62bdbeb75a263507addab2c2/1a127e93-a1e4-4d28-83b5-2c80569f671e/abuelito+Carlos.jpg BLOG - Tangled - My favorite picture of my Abuelito Carlos, my sister Carlita (left) and me (right). 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