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May 2018

May 25, 2018

I am Not Only My Motherhood

First, let me begin this with the fact that I am not a theologian...

October 2017

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...

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...

April 2016

April 04, 2016

Interview: Shaka Senghor author of Writing my Wrongs

I am so happy to be able to share with you my interview with Shaka...

March 2016

March 28, 2016

Book Review: Writing my Wrongs by Shaka Senghor

In the pages of Shaka Senghor’s memoir, Writing my Wrongs, I found one theme: the...

March 18, 2016

Book Review: Operating on Faithby Matt Weber

Operating on Faith by Matt Weber is a memoir about suffering, marriage, love and...

March 04, 2016

The Restlessness of Fear

I am taking a Called and Gifted class at my parish on Thursday nights which...

February 2016

February 17, 2016

To My 14 Year Old Self: Goodbye

When I was 14 I had already been through things that some adults will...

February 09, 2016

Fat Tuesday and Preparing for Lent

Tomorrow is Ask Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. I don't know if you have heard...

January 2016

January 28, 2016

The Things God Does

God never ceases to amaze me. Really. I go to the mail to see if...

January 27, 2016

Matt Walsh: The Primer for Trump

When it comes to politics I have gone from right to left and back again....

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 11, 2014

Why I Cuss

I checked out a few links that were feeding into my blog today and I...

September 2014

September 26, 2014

7 QTs about Anti-rant Rants, Love, Hookers and Why I'm Crazy

1. If you have read my blog at all, you know that I'm a Facebook...

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,...

July 2014

July 16, 2014

God’s love is Scandalizing

As I have written for a while now, things in my life have been a...

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 28, 2014

I Still Stand

I have been reading Redeemed by Heather King for a month or so now. Normally...

May 05, 2014

My First Vlog! (How much I love Jennifer Fulwiler)

I couldn't figure out how to really get across how much I love Jen's book...

March 2014

March 02, 2014

How to Love

I didn't write my post for yesterday. I just simply didn't feel like writing anything....

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...

February 24, 2014

Popularity is Overrated

Ever since I was a small child I never fit in with a clique. When...

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...