Please join me in praying for Charlotte and her family as they grieve the unexpected loss of their infant.Mother Mary, comfort them. … [Read more...]
On the Virtue of Silence
Christ: “My child, there are times when you ought to keep to yourself and avoid conversation. There is no profit in unkind talk, rash talk, or indecent talk. What is the good of wasting time with idle disputes or with boasting?True, there are times when light conversation brings needed relief and necessary recreation, but talk which does not help … [Read more...]
A Lenten Reflection
In Three Parts~ Part the First ~It shouldn’t surprise me that this Lent has been hard. It shouldn’t surprise me that I falter…grow discouraged…and grapple, sometimes resentfully, with the weight of the cross God sends me.None of this should surprise me and yet…It does.It always does.We are asked to join Our Lord in the desert. “Okay!” I say … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
Food for Thought
“The everlasting God has in His wisdom foreseen from eternity the cross that He now presents to you as a gift from His inmost heart.This cross He now sends you He has considered with His all-knowing eyes, understood with His divine mind, tested with His wise justice, warmed with loving arms and weighed with His own hands to see that it be not one … [Read more...]
An Unexpected Fare Thee Well
This is not an easy post to write.On Thursday we left for a long-anticipated family vacation to the Wisconsin Dells. John had taken the children there once before, leaving me home to organize the classroom. The children were so happy to have their momma along this time! I was, too. It is good for Minnesotans to get away in February--it is good to … [Read more...]
Food for Thought
“For me, each day came forth from the hand of God newly created and alive with opportunities to do His will. For me, each day was a series of moments and incidents to be offered back to God, to be consecrated and returned in total dedication to His will.”-- From the memoir He Leadeth Me by Father Walter J. Ciszek … [Read more...]
Taking a Break
There are probably a dozen reasons why I need to take a break from this blog, but at the very top of the list is this sad truth: My marriage is suffering and I need to give it my full attention. My husband deserves the very best that I can give him, but for far too long my heart has been distracted by a thousand little loves. For this reason I need … [Read more...]
The Ties that Bind
Subtitled: Dakota-Bound and Back AgainLast Thursday evening, I was talking to my mom and dad on the phone. (My mom and dad, in case you didn’t know, are possibly the cutest little couple ever.) “We sure do miss you,” my father said. “I miss you, too,” I told him. “I wish that we lived closer!”On Friday morning, my husband found me camped outside … [Read more...]
A Month Among Months
You’re seeing a theme in these blog post titles, I’ll bet. Well, if this week is a week among weeks liturgically, then this month is even more a month among months.October is dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary. What could be more beautiful? What could be more needed?I can think of at least a dozen heartfelt intentions that I have at the moment, … [Read more...]
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