(And it's not just because I have a sexy byline in this issue... ;-) ) Guys, I finally figured out to post a PDF on my blog, so here you go: the latest issue of Family Foundations! (Roll your mouse over the image and you'll see a tool bar with options come up at the bottom.) Isn't it a gorgeous magazine?! They've … [Read more...]
Odds & Ends & a Pie in the Face
So blogging’s going to be light over the next few days (Do I even need to make such a pronouncement?) because I’m on deadline for a Faith & Family article.Did you see the shout-out over there? Here’s the link. Please email me if you have words of wisdom to share or a package of coffee & chocolate you want to send.Once I’ve finished, though, … [Read more...]
Our Father, Word by Word
Subtitled: Minnesota Mom Meets Former AtheistHey everybody, I’ve got a guest post up at Conversion Diary this evening! Please pour yourself a glass of wine Grab yourself a cup of coffee and come over and say hi or something. (Edited for your benefit at 7:00 a.m. the following morning.)(You don’t want to be drinking wine at 7:00 a.m.)(Or maybe you … [Read more...]
Calling All Catholic Dads!
I'm writing an article about passing the faith onto our children, and desperately need your input. Please email me at mom4life[at]comcast[dot]net if you'd be willing to share your thoughts with me.Thank you! … [Read more...]
7 Quick Takes Friday
[Vol. XX for Me]The Flummoxed-By-Life Edition~ Take 1 ~There are days when I should not be teaching.If I must teach on these days, I should do it from…oh, I don’t know…the table at Caribou Coffee while sipping a pumpkin spice latte.Except…would all that caffeine really help my mood, if my mood’s so bad I should not be teaching? Case in point: on … [Read more...]
A Book Came in the Mail Today…
…and I have two stories in it!!!Not that you could tell or anything, but I am thrilled to be (finally) published. A great big THANK YOU to the editors, Patti Maguire Armstrong and Theresa A. Thomas, for including “And Then She Smiled” (p. 79) and “Grace for the Baking” (p. 149) in your lovely book.You can purchase a copy of Stories for the … [Read more...]
Fear of God and Humility of Heart
This was what I read when I opened my copy of The Imitation of Christ this morning:Whatever the mind sees as good, ask and desire in fear of God and humility of heart. Above all, commit the whole matter to Me with true resignation, and say: “Lord, You know what is better for me; let this be done or that be done as You please. Grant what You will, … [Read more...]
Faith & Family & Friends of the Heart
Have you received the latest issue of Faith & Family yet?I thought so!Could you go grab it for a minute? Thanks. I’ll wait right here.Now turn to page 57 and you will see…an article written by little old me! The name of the story is “God is Stronger than Cancer,” and it is about my dear friend Tina.I’ve written about my friend Tina before, once … [Read more...]
When all else fails…
...eat chocolate!(Especially since despite the cheerful tone of my last post, I cried my way through this morning’s Mass. Sigh. Like I said, the grief process has hills and valleys.)Anyway.The new Faith & Family has hit the stands, and I am both pleased and humbled to announce that I have authored one of the pieces.So did our Suzanne, by the … [Read more...]
Tell me that you’ll miss me.
A deadline looms.Blogging needs be light.Your prayers are always welcome.Ad Jesum per Mariam, … [Read more...]
