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February 2016

February 19, 2016

7 QT’s The 40th Friday of Lent

1. I haven't really ever considered how different writing for Patheos is from just writing...

September 2015

September 25, 2015

7 QT: Pilgramiging it to see Papa!

1. It's very hard to sleep without my husband. I offered it up for all...

September 04, 2015

7 Quick Takes Friday: Life, Tears, Laughter, Being Courageous

1. It has been one hell of a week. I have had this pressing dull...

August 2015

August 28, 2015

7 QTs of Random Thoughts…. be scared.

1. I had such a good post in my head while taking a shower and...

August 21, 2015

7 Quick Takes Radio, School, Family and all around Crazy

1. It's been so long since I've done 7QTs! I missed it! So what's up...

December 2014

December 05, 2014

7 Quick Takes on The Grace of Yes, the book and life

1. With this new radio gig on Real Life Network , I apparently get review copies...

November 2014

November 21, 2014

7 QT's about This Crazy Week

1. This has been the craziest weeks in a long time. Not in a...

November 14, 2014

7 Quick Takes on Kim Kardashion and Pro-life Catholics doing it wrong

1. I'm gonna be honest, this is what I have looked like all week-long as...

November 07, 2014

7 Quick Takes on Good Therapists and Being Thankful

1. Last Friday at this time I was looking for a bridge to jump...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

7 Quick Takes about Grown Children, Being a Hermit, and Music

1. It's Halloween annnd I have nothing to do except get my 15-year-old son a...

October 24, 2014

7 Quick Takes Fall Edition

1. I don't know if I say this in a blog post every fall, but...

October 10, 2014

7 QTs Things I've Learned In Therapy

1. Yesterday I was talking to my husband and I said "In the last...

September 2014

September 05, 2014

7 Quick Takes about dreams that come true, dreams that are barely being dreamed and pest control.

1. So, last week I wrote about how I wanted to start The Red Door...

August 2014

August 29, 2014

7 QTs School, Life, Craziness

1. Life has been crazy for so long that now that it's getting better,...

June 2014

June 13, 2014

7 QTs Summer, Kids, Rap Music and Whatever

1. It's summer. I love my kids, I really really do and maybe I'm...

May 2014

May 09, 2014

7 QTs about Haters, Loving Keyshia Cole and Modesty

1. I'm not really sure where to start this post, so I will just wing...

April 2014

April 25, 2014

7 Quick Takes Live Love Laugh

1. The anniversary of my best friend's death is coming up on Cinco de Mayo....

February 2014

February 28, 2014

7 Quick Takes Challenges, Books, Love

1. I decided to take up Jennifer's 7 posts in 7 days challenge this week...

January 2014

January 17, 2014

7 Quick Takes Vol 10

1. How is everyone's New Year goin'? Mine is pretty good. Things are still kind...

December 2013

December 13, 2013

7 Quick Takes Vol 9 (I think)

This will be a highly emotionally fueled 7 Quick Takes, I'm just warning you now....

September 2013

September 20, 2013

7 Quick Takes (Vol 8)

1. The good thing about being late to the 7 Quick Takes party...

September 06, 2013

7 Quick Takes Friday (Vol 7)

1. Wow. Only 8 Quick Takes in the history of my blog? That's gotta be...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

7 Quick Takes Friday (Vol 6)

1. You know it's been a long day when you are trying to tune out...

March 2012

March 02, 2012

Quick Takes Friday Vol. 5

1. So how is everyone's Lent going? Mine is going pretty good. I gave up...