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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Hope Awakened

Hope Awakened

Jesus said to his disciples:“Be watchful! Be alert!You do not know when the time will come.It is like a man traveling abroad.He leaves home and places his servants in charge,each with his own work,and orders the gatekeeper to be on the watch.Watch, therefore;you do not know when the Lord of the house is coming,whether in…

Remembering Grandma Part 2

There are so many funny stories in our family and many take place on my grandparents farm in West Martinsburg but this one I am going to share because it is a favorite of mine and it reminds me of the story of the workers in the vineyard (Matt 20:1-16) and it makes me laugh.As the youngest…

The Ride — Repost– In Praise of Riders
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The Ride — Repost– In Praise of Riders

This is a story about my community. http://charleyproject.org/cases/w/wood_sara.html It tells the details.  Twenty years later, I still can feel the terror that took over the hearts of our community. Though I didn’t know her or the family, my brother and his family live one house away from the church where her father was Pastor. She was kidnapped about…

The Upper Room

“”On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciple said to him “Where do you want us to go to prepare for you to eat the Passover?” He sent his two disciples and said to them, “Go into the city and a man will meet you,…

10 Years Later

Here is a video of  James Martin Sj who had first hand experience of the aftermath of the events of 9/11.  There is a moment in the video where I am certain that Christ was present to all who were wounded mentally, spiritually and physically.  To those who were given last rites by the many…