Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
…to all who have extended their well wishes and their prayers for our new blessing. You are an amazing, baby-loving bunch! I truly hope not to take you down the same hilly path that I have the last two times, but if that’s God’s will then that’s God’s will. Our love for these little ones will not be diminished.When I shared our news with my … [Read more...]
Please join me in praying for KC and her family in their time of grief.We love you, KC. We understand.“And He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.” (Rev. 21:4) … [Read more...]
If you could spare a prayer today for your dear old friend in Minnesota, I’ll take it. I will be giving a talk this morning to a group of children preparing for their First Holy Communion—not my daughter’s class but a different group—and their parents.Talking to a bunch of 2nd graders—how sweet is that? Still, I’m a little bit nervous.Therefore a … [Read more...]
It’s 3:00 a.m. and I can’t sleep.Why is that?I’ll tell you.I’m giving a talk to a moms’ group today—the first ever such talk for me as far as I can remember—and I think this means I’m nervous.Can you spare a prayer for me this morning?And a prayer for them? : )Ad majorem Dei gloriam, … [Read more...]
Are you as shaken by the sudden death of this celebrity as I am?This is so unexpected, and so very, very sad.Life is a gift. Life is a gift. Life is a gift.I’m going to go pray now.For my family…And for his.Ad Jesum per Mariam, … [Read more...]
A Prayer for Lifeby Pope John Paul IIO Mary, bright dawn of the new world,Mother of the living,to you do we entrust the cause of life:Look down, O Mother, upon the vast numbersof babies to be born,of the poor whose lives are made difficult,of men and women who are victims of brutal violence,of the elderly and the sick killedby indifference or out … [Read more...]
I hope you'll forgive me for breaking my blog fast temporarily......because the words of this 12-year-old boy from Houston rangreally close to home.With a sniff & a sigh as Christmas draws nigh, … [Read more...]
When I asked Our Lord what He wanted from me for Christmas, He responded, “I want your blog.”Consequently I am going to be deleting the entirety of its contents on December 25th.I’m kidding! That’s not what He meant, you know.I am going to take a weeklong break, however. Prepare my heart and that sort of thing. I need to be as quiet as possible … [Read more...]
“May no one read sadness or sorrow in your face when you spread in the world around you the sweet smell of your sacrifice; the children of God should always be sowers of peace and joy.”St. Josemaría Escrivá (The Furrow, p. 59) … [Read more...]
Father, the image of the Virgin is found in the Church. Mary had a faith that your Spirit prepared and a love that never knew sin, for you kept her sinless from the first moment of her conception. Trace in our actions the lines of her love, in our hearts her readiness of faith. Prepare once again a world for your Son who lives and reigns with you … [Read more...]
