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December 2018

December 02, 2018

First Day of Advent: Suffering Sucks

Fluffy Christianity gives me the creeps. I sometimes wonder how people can just pretend that...

October 2018

October 23, 2018

The Power of Choice

It's 2018 and all around us, we hear about how we are free to make...

August 2018

August 29, 2018

Salvation through Judas

I was taught that only God can bring good out of evil. Not that he...

August 27, 2018

Yes, I am still Catholic

Maybe some of you know but maybe some of you don't know that I had...

August 21, 2018

The Heroes in the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report

I have so many thoughts and replies and opinions swirling in my head about the latest...

April 2018

April 10, 2018

You Wrecked Me

The definition of Exhortation is "communication encouraging someone to do something." Keep this in mind as...

April 03, 2018

Praying With My Enemies

On Good Friday I went to Stations of the Cross at my parish. It...

March 2018

March 28, 2018

When Your Prayer is Answered with Grief

This morning I woke up to the news that a little boy who has been...

March 16, 2018

Grace, Grief, Death and Joy

Right now, I am sitting at the 1-year mark of the day between my birthday...

January 2018

January 22, 2018

Who Am I

I am twelve days away from going through hell. It will be one year since...

December 2017

December 22, 2017

Death Be Not Proud

On Wednesday March 8th at 1:51 my oldest son called me to ask if he...

November 2017

November 29, 2017

I am Mourning

Mourning is something that is avoided at every cost. Part of it is our brain...

October 2017

October 24, 2017

Faith After Tragedy

I have had a lot of people tell me that my faith in the aftermath...

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...

February 2017

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...

December 2016

December 06, 2016

Waiting

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

November 2016

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 20, 2016

When Did I Lose Myself?

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

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 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...

August 03, 2016

Loving Your Spouse in the Desert

A few weeks ago I was cleaning the bookshelf in my living room and I...

July 2016

July 30, 2016

When God Laughs

I am off of work today after getting up at 6am since last Sunday for...

July 27, 2016

Death Does Not Win

Three months ago I sat by the bedside in a hospice and witnessed the most...