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.
Today is the last day in my 40’s. I’m not sure what that really means except that now I have to once again remember my age. I would like to suggest that I am traumatized by this, but I am not. I do however have to repeat it to myself because I find it confusing….
“And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for nothing is impossible with God.” Luke 1:36 I realize that this is suppose to be approached solemnly, I do, but did you catch that second bombshell that the…
repurposed post “A clean heart create for me O God, renew in me a steadfast spirit. Do not drive from me your presence, nor take from me your holy spirit.” Psalm 51: 12-13 I have been lingering in the Psalms for a while with this one being one of my favorites. I have verse 12…
I often say, “You never know who is in front of you.” My job is to learn what I can and to facilitate whatever needs to happen. Louis and his brother are in 9th and 6th grade and their parents (his Spanish speaking mother and father) came to sign them up for classes. Neither children…
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…
It has been a less than stellar week for romance in our house which wouldn’t normally matter but we did have our 20th wedding anniversary and from what I have gleaned, it should be acknowledged in a loving way. I tried to care but I was so sick on Tuesday that nothing mattered except sleep…