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.
It’s happening again, that time when we decide who will lead this country. With it comes the finger pointing and impatience with other people’s points of view, perhaps not as badly yet as 2016, but this is only the beginning. For me, this period is torture. I hear (and sometimes partake) in disparaging, I cannot…
Not sure if you heard of this event but it took place on Friday and there was much hullabaloo because it wasn’t broadcast in any way. Initially I was put out by “not being invited to the party” but then I realized that there have been many parties that I haven’t been invited too and I…
Once again our community has been beaten up. Some people about 15 miles away lost everything. In Fort Plain, NY, they are looking for people who may have been swept away by rushing flood waters (several homes were moved off their foundations. Here are some pictures of the surrounding area. Just a couple of images…
It was a scrappy and sometimes promising game but in the end Michigan won. (And yes, I am a little put out by the refs who seemed to ignore several fouls in favor of Michigan but I won’t press too many sour grapes). My saddest moment was when Triche fouled out…I was so sad for…
One rule while I was growing up and in my own house now was that no Christmas was put away until after the Epiphany, (though the official end to the church season is next week when we celebrate The Baptism of the Lord). Consequently, I also do not immediately put up decorations on Thanksgiving. I believe…
To keep it going…this whole Lent thing. Today I am told in scripture to “pray for my enemies and those who persecute you” but that isn’t really what I want to do. I want to be angry. I want to lash out. I want people to feel what they have done to me or to…