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December 2021

December 09, 2021

Small Success Thursday Post

So yesterday, we celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. In light of a mid...

December 06, 2021

Second Week of Advent…Now What?

The second week of Advent is when my sixth child received his name. We'd gone...

November 2021

November 25, 2021

Happy Thanksgiving…

One of the joys of Chemo is the unpredictability of sleep. I both need tons...

November 15, 2021

The Messiness of Life

I crave approval and attention. Additionally, I want to be thought of as smart. I...

November 11, 2021

The Invisible Nature of Witness

Why I ordered new pants today... So I called my mom today and we visited. ...

October 2021

October 24, 2021

Put Down the Rocks!

I'm thinking, we need a do-over of the Year of Mercy. Because the last one...

October 20, 2021

For What We Were Made

We were made for love, not use. This first reality of our being, is the...

October 14, 2021

Making the World More Welcoming

This is something I wrote back in 2015...because I know that all life is precious. ...

October 03, 2021

How to Make Sure You’re Living

Recently, I read a post on Zombie Marriages, and reminding people not to go through...

September 2021

September 24, 2021

This is something I wrote back in 2015 on Facebook. I was focusing on the...

September 18, 2021

Following up on Past Post…

Most of us feel something of an indictment whenever Saint James is read during the...

August 2021

August 26, 2021

Being Lighter than Here

The major consequence of chemo so far, has been flatness. I wish it meant fitness...

August 20, 2021

40 Ways to Love Your Neighbor

We all like to think we love our neighbors, but we all struggle with someone,...

August 15, 2021

Fighting the Anti-Witness

Being stuck at home and in bed, I spend time I should be resting, scrolling,...

August 10, 2021

Reception is Lousy

Today, I went to the surgeon for follow up. Eleven of twenty-three lymph nodes they...

August 09, 2021

Mask Wearing, Humility and Virtue

Recently, I shared this meme, only to be questioned as to whether it was an...

August 04, 2021

Ideas for Next Time

Having gone through eight confirmations aside from my own, I've done some thinking about how...

August 03, 2021

Why All This Stuff Matters

It's August. It's hot and there is nothing looming on the horizon but the ordinary...

July 2021

July 27, 2021

One Day Until Surgery

I have one days before surgery and I'll admit it right now, I'm scared. It...

July 22, 2021

Circling the Date, Seizing the Day

IMAGINE A PICTURE OF A CALENDAR HERE WITH A DATE CIRCLED IN RED. IMAGINE THE...

July 20, 2021

Why and How the Domestic Church that is the Family Matters

Photo by Daria Shevtsova from PexelsThere’s a commercial for a famous brand of macaroni and cheese, where the...

July 17, 2021

Relics Bring Us the Reality of Saints

Today, I have a piece over at the National Catholic Register on Saint Elizabeth Ann...

July 11, 2021

The Power of Witness

We took the kids swimming this Sunday at the pool with the high diving board. ...

June 2021

June 16, 2021

I have a feature over at OSV

I wrote this reflection shortly after discovering I have cancer. We are still in the...

June 14, 2021

Unworthily Blessed

“Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith...

June 10, 2021

AN HONEST POST

IT'S SHOUTY THURSDAY... WHY? BECAUSE YOU'LL READ THIS AND IT'S CATHARTIC TO TYPE IN ALL...

June 04, 2021

Returning to the Interior

What does it mean when the readability says "Good" and I count only fifteen words? ...

May 2021

May 23, 2021

My Favorite Feast

It's no secret. I've always loved Pentecost. The dissent of the Holy Spirit is my...

May 21, 2021

One Splinter at a Time

A few years ago, when my life felt awash with babies, I spent much of...

May 17, 2021

On the Boat, On the Boat, On the Boat

My dad and his fishing buddies found themselves in the midst of a storm on...

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