Merry Christmas!!
“For a child is born to us, a son is given us;
upon his shoulder dominion rests.
They name him Wonder-Counselor, God-Hero
Father-Forever, Prince of Peace.” Isiaih 9:5
Live a life that says “thank you”.
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.
For so many of us, all of the hard work and the planning is undone within an hour or so and it can make one wonder, “what was that all about?” But I think if we know our story, we recognize that it is about love and about hope and about sharing who we are…
“ Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever.“ As usual I dropped the ball this Advent. I tried to focus myself but things kind of spiraled and in the end my words would have felt empty and my showing up rote. I wanted this Advent to be more than that. I…
So here we find ourselves in the midst of more flooding! I just have never seen anything like it. Water is my friend and my resting place. I go to water to recharge my batteries. Here is a little place in my back, backyard where I love to go in the spring when the water…
The second Sunday of July is equal to a major holiday in our household, it is an important tradition in my family because it is the day our town hosts the Boilermaker Road Race. The largest 15K in the country. Many years ago, when I was young, thirty-eight years ago to be exact, I was aroused…
Oh my goodness!! The end is near and once again I am not ready! My house is a mess. My bills aren’t all paid. And my sock drawer is a complete disaster! How am I going to face my Maker knowing how unprepared I am! OY! As I look around at the dust and listen…
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…