Wife, mother, blogger, Catholic ministry. I love to garden even when it goes wrong. Same with writing (and we know it can go wrong.) Believing that God is present in all of it.
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Some Times….
Lately, I have had some “time”. It has been a real gift to slow down to get things done. I have gone from three jobs to two and have flexibility to some extent in both of those. This “time” that I feel is just returning has allowed me to look around a little more. Here…
Departure: Going Nutcrackers
***I waited to write this post until all Nutcracker performances were done lest I inadvertently send bad juju. Performances are complete and I maintain my position as a good citizen*** This is my youngest daughter during last year’s performance of the Nutcracker. This the first year in 14 years that I have not been…
And the Emmy Goes To….
….Brother Luke for best portrayal of absent monk in a documentary! Life is so random! There we were, my friends and I, finalizing our purchases at the bookstore of our monastery when we overheard a long conversation about homemade fudge between some ladies and Brother Luke. I had been joking that we weren’t special enough…
Mental Notes From June
Well, if the truth be known, I used to post every day. I enjoyed it. It helped me express myself and my journey. But that was when time wasn’t as hard to come by and collecting my thoughts wasn’t like herding kittens. Please accept this apology from a Lazy Poster. June was a non-stop movement…
Happy Birthday Sweet 16!!
I can only tell how fast time goes by through the milestones of my children. One after another they are embarking on new stages of life and growth. I feel somewhat detached from all of this as I watch them become independent, and yet, I am anything but. The moment I laid eyes on my…
Raising Adults and Hoping for the Best
I was reading this article from Slate.com on the fallout on kids whose parents are what we call “helicopter parents”(article is linked) and was startled at the desire for some parents to hijack their children’s lives. Since I have a daughter who is heading to college, we talk about the separation aspect of this move quite often,…