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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Happy Father’s Day
I am always amazed at the selflessness of good fathers. But I am not so sure I was aware of the concept of fatherhood being a “hidden” life since growing up, your father is so important. It has been in watching my own excellent husband as he has developed and continues to develop in his fatherhood…

Before I Go Any Further
Instinctively, I reach for the hand but then pull back, remembering all of my stuff. I am convinced that whoever the voice belongs to can’t possibly see it, because if he did, he definitely wouldn’t be so eager to invite me closer. He can’t see the mess I am, of this I am certain. “What…

Love Reaches Out
Before I knew it, he was standing before me, smiling. I couldn’t speak, I was overwhelmed by his presence. I forgot about all of those bags I had been carrying, all of the bags I had been focused on, everything I thought was wrong, it was all gone and I stood there alone with Him….

Wrastling Samson
On a service trip to Kentucky when I was in college we met a gentleman in the back woods (mind you this was in the late 1980’s) who owned a mule named Samson. After all the work was done at his house he was sizing up a couple of my male friends trying to determine…
RIP Fr. Martin Boler
I decided to go over to Mt Saviours website as I often do just to check in. So sad to see that another extraordinary person is gone from this world. But I know where he is, he is sitting at the banquet enjoying his reward and it was time. He is getting all of his answers. …
Many or All?
Today was our children’s mass which means that all of the children of the parish run the show. The only adult on the alter is Fr. Buehler and eventually the Eucharistic ministers. Otherwise the readings, singing, presentation, et all are done by the kids. Our parish is part of the inner city and welcomes everyone. …