“The only thing I like about my training wheels is that they keep my bike up.”Felicity, Age 6AMDG, … [Read more...]
The Face of Four (Explained)
I am in awe of what God can do through the union of man and woman, and it’s not just the mystery of new life that moves within me.I’m talking about this 4-year-old girl.She is every bit as much a hybrid as her brothers and sisters, and yet she is......so different.She is closest in age to her 6-year-old sister......and yet she is as distinct from … [Read more...]
The Face of Four (cont.)
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The Face of Four (cont.)
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A Boy and His Dog
Part IAnd Part II*This post is dedicated to Paula, with love and gratitude. … [Read more...]
7 Quick Takes Friday
The Scanned, Autobiographical EditionIn gearing up to resume the telling of my conversion story, I thought I might share a few images from my past--seven of them, because it is, after all, 7 Quick Takes Friday.Do you mind revisiting my past with me? Here are a few of the people and ideas that shaped a much younger Margaret, pulled straight from the … [Read more...]
An Arbitrary Zoo
My children play endless hours of pretend, and I never know—from one moment to the next—what character (or creature) they’re embodying.I wasn’t even aware of this particular game until I saw the sign the following morning:no bearsor dragonsor rabbitsalloweddogs allowedmaybe micemaybe catsmaybe monkeysIt makes me wonder just how much I miss. … [Read more...]
Just for Fun
I was singing this at lunch today while my children sat and blinked at me.Do you remember this little cutie pie? Or am I just really, really old? … [Read more...]
O Happy Fault
The Story of My Conversion(Part I; Part II ; Part III; Part IV Prologue)Part IV Continued: Hitting Bottom (Warning: The following post is rated PG-13.)DedicationTo St. Ignatius of Loyola, with gratitude and great affection“Every sinful act involves a separation from God. This is the greatest deception a man can fall prey to. This is true evil. Sin … [Read more...]
O Happy Fault:
The Story of My Conversion(Part I; Part II ; Part III)Part IV: Hitting BottomPrologueHis name was Paul Ohm and he was the dearest, sweetest, cutest little man in the nursing home where I worked. Granted, I was fond of all the residents. Their smiles, their stories, their wrinkles…their lonely lives and their unspoken needs…all of these things broke … [Read more...]
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