The “Breathlessly Waiting on the Big Announcement” Edition ~ Comments open on account of the exciting news: We have a pope! ~ … [Read more...]
Another “Birth” Story
Welcoming our new baby Catholic! Nicholas was baptized on Epiphany Sunday. I like to think that at the same time the Wise Men found the Christ Child... ...our infant son found his lungs. I really don’t know what was up with that. I fed the little bugger all through the Mass! Here are the godparents, Michael and Tina. We … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas!
Emmanuel, God with Us
There is so much I could say but all of it can wait. For now, dear friends, we wish you the very best—the best rest-of-Advent and the best, most beautiful, most family-centered Christmas ever. With love from us in Him as always, … [Read more...]
A Little Liturgical Lesson
Today the Church celebrates the feast of the Nativity of Mary. In other words, Happy Birthday, Blessed Mother! One of the things that I talk about in my liturgical year presentation is keeping our feast day celebrations simple so that we actually do them. How simple (and delicious) is baking a birthday treat? It’s a piece of cake, right? And … [Read more...]
Good News/Bad News/Getting Beeped At
So which of those title items would you like to hear about first? My call? Okay dokee, I’ll start with the good news, which is that my husband has been following through on a couple of job leads—please keep praying!—and hasn’t had a chance to do his guest post. The bad news is…because I promised him “first post honors,” I am stuck in limbo … [Read more...]
Grace sufficient for my Weakness
First, an admission: I am—and have always been—prone to drama. This is a shocking revelation, I know. You had no idea. And yet, even knowing as he does my off-Broadway tendencies, my husband was startled when he read my latest post. “Sheesh,” he said, and I’m quoting him verbatim. “Sheesh.” Because even for me, that post was dramatic. … [Read more...]
Food for Thought
Tomorrow is one of my very favorite feast days. Come Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of your faithful. … [Read more...]
Our 5th First Communicant!
Prologue: These days—and my life—are flying past. Why, I can still remember, clearly, being in labor with this little girl. It was around 7 o’clock in the morning and I was waiting for our neighbors (Gloria & Emily, shown in a photograph below) to arrive; they were coming to watch our other children while John went with me to the … [Read more...]
A Letter to my 3rd Daughter on Her First Communion Day
Dearest Camille, Today you will receive Our Lord for the first time. I am so happy for you! You have worked so hard this year to prepare your heart for Him and you should be very proud. Right now your heart is a beautiful garden and your special guest will be arriving soon—so soon! Do you know that He is just as excited as you are? You may … [Read more...]
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