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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I will be honest, like most everyone else in the northeast corridor, I am mentally exhausted this week from everything that has been going on. I don’t know if it is because there is a special place in my heart for runners, (my husband is one as are many family members and friends) or if…
Giving Thanks for Mom
I have very strong but scattered memories of Thanksgiving. I remember being at my grandmothers when I was very small before my parents divorced. I remember being about eight or nine and adding members of of a new family to our already scrunched table. This meant a kids table and my sister eating on the…
Awaiting Irene….where are the asps?
I think many of us are feeling a little beleaguered by all of the bad news as of late. I know I am! From tornado’s to earthquakes to now hurricanes, the past week in the Northern corridor has been nothing short of interesting. Fortunately, the prior two didn’t create a whole lot of damage, it…
Communion of Saints
In November, I try to focus the kids in the program on our belief in the Communion of Saints. My hope is that as time goes on, they can access the gift of faith through this particular teaching. My hope is that it can bring them some solace when losses in their own lives happen….
Holy Is His Name
My daughter Meg put this together for me for a talk I did on Mary. I wanted to open up with focussing on Mary’s spirit but also her ordinariness. At twelve, she was able to capture it. During the words “Holy, Holy. Holy” watch for the focus on the ordinary family movements. The typical giving…
And the Rain Never Ends
Be gone rain!Another day of one step forward, one mudslide back. I am not directly affected and even I am exhausted by it. But, as always, this area walks it’s tight rope of losing it’s mind and giving it’s heart.I love my community. Several months back, Forbes rated Utica/Rome, the cities that connect all these other…