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October 2017

October 18, 2017

Keeping Hope Alive

I never sold or did drugs but I dated drug dealers. I hung out in...

October 17, 2017

Book Review: Eight Whopping Lies and Other Stories of Bruised Grace by Brian Doyle

I was asked to review Eight Whopping Lies by Brian Doyle and I knew...

September 2017

September 20, 2017

If I Can Give One Piece of Parenting Advice

I see discussions where parents are all trying to figure out how to keep their...

September 08, 2017

Book Review: Praying the Rosary Like Never Before: Encounter the Wonder of Heaven and Earth

Edward Sri’s new book titled “Praying the Rosary Like Never Before: Encounter the Wonder...

August 2017

August 23, 2017

Interview With Shaun Morgan From Seether About Suicide

I met Shaun Morgan, the lead singer of Seether, in 2005 at Hooters in Amarillo,...

July 2017

July 17, 2017

Broken

My best friend Candie Flores and my husband do not read books. They just don't....

July 11, 2017

Book Review- Healing Promises: The Essential Guide to the Sacred Heart

The first Mass when I realized there was something special about Communion was at my...

July 07, 2017

A Note From Way Back Here

I was just a child myself waiting on my baby to be born. I had...

April 2017

April 19, 2017

The Tomb of Grief

Last week I wrote about what happened the day that my son Anthony died by...

April 12, 2017

The Death of My Son

Five weeks ago at this time I was laying in my bed as my...

March 2017

March 02, 2017

Grief part 27

Here's the thing that a lot of people do not get about losing people you...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

Book Review: Lent with Saint Teresa of Calcutta

Happy Fat Tuesday everyone! Every year I get a stack of books ready for Lent....

February 24, 2017

Two days ago I had a really bad day. Every single wound I have ever...

February 17, 2017

Rejecting God

It's no secret to anyone who has been reading my blog these past ten months...

February 16, 2017

Thank you Bishop Joe Vasquez

I was a brand new Catholic when Bishop Joe Vasquez was appointed to my Diocese....

December 2016

December 06, 2016

Waiting

A few weeks ago I went deer hunting for the first time in my entire...

November 2016

November 10, 2016

The Election, Failure and Where to Go From Here

It has been a crazy 48 hours since the election results came in and Donald...

November 08, 2016

I am Pro-Life, I voted for Hillary

My original plan for today was to drink and wait for Jesus. I was not...

November 07, 2016

The Dark Night of Life

I know that everyone is ready to lay around in despair over the election results...

October 2016

October 11, 2016

Did I Die? Let Me Count The Ways

By now most of you must have heard the leaked tape where Donald Trump explains...

September 2016

September 21, 2016

How I found Myself

Last night I wrote this post about losing myself. I went to bed thinking...

September 21, 2016

Love

I have such an issue with people misusing the word love. Love requires sacrifice, love...

September 20, 2016

When Did I Lose Myself?

I watched my three year old granddaughter today. She ran around in the living room...

September 20, 2016

What do I know? What is Real?

I have an amazing therapist. In the three and a half years that I have...

September 19, 2016

When God Dedicates Songs to You

Today I was sitting in the car with my two youngest sons and this song...

August 2016

August 31, 2016

Ronda Rousey, Spiritual Attack, Mother Teresa and The Risk of Protest

I have had this book, Daring Greatly by Brené Brown on my nightstand for months...

August 25, 2016

Catholic Writing, Brands and Authenticity

Waiting tables is a story of how different things are "behind the scenes" verses what...

August 19, 2016

In the Wake of The World’s Tragedies

I have been working almost every day for the last few weeks. My days...

August 09, 2016

One of the Stages of Grief: Anger

I am over at Aleteia talking about grief and how I used to try and...

August 05, 2016

Being Joyful Through The Pain, Remembering that I am Loved

I have been feeling pretty low lately. I don't feel loved or appreciated by my...

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