Part II of my Series “The VERY Hard Work of Lasting Change” You can read Part I here. This is me, going on a Facebook foray: The world is my oyster! Or rather, in this case, my PB & J. Mmmm....I start to sample the goods in my feed. This is also known as “scrolling,” whereupon I roll my cursor down down … [Read more...]
You’ve got depression?!
"Hope is like a golden cord connecting you to heaven. The more you cling to this cord, the more I bear the weight of your burdens; thus you are lightened. Heaviness is not of My kingdom. Cling to hope, and My rays of Light will reach you through the darkness." (From Jesus Calling by Sarah Young) See that woman in those photos above? Yes, … [Read more...]
A Peace that Seeps and then Surpasses: Part II
"Mommy?" My six-year-old's eyes are large and brown. He stands at my desk waiting patiently, then as I turn and say, "Yes?" he poses his question. "Which are the good ones, murderers or martyrs? I forget." "Martyrs are the good ones, honey. They go straight to heaven." "That's what I want to be, then! I want to be a martyr." * * … [Read more...]
A Peace that Seeps and then Surpasses
My Thoughts on the Recent Attacks in Paris: Part I Prologue: I did my student-teaching in Paris at Ecole Jeannine Manuel, a bilingual school with a multicultural community. Many of my students were Korean, so it was my job, as the student teacher, to help with their learning English as a second language. I loved my students and I loved my … [Read more...]
Just the flax, Ma’am.
What do you mean, just the flax? It was meant to be punny. You know, to go with the picture. Have you ever dropped a whole container of flax seeds? Yeah, me neither. So...you're going to write a whole blog post about flax seeds? No. Good. Why don't you talk about something worthwhile, then? You mean, like the terrorist attacks in … [Read more...]
Asked & Answered
My Responses to all your Burning Questions :P So that was interesting. Kind of. Not really? Yesterday was just hard in general. I cried at Mass because everyone--my kids included--just barreled out the door after the final blessing, except for one sweet man in a Vikings jersey. Head bent low over his clasped hands, he was oblivious to … [Read more...]
On Leading a Horse Stubborn Mule to Water
Alternately Titled: When Family Fun Comes Undone You might think, judging from the photo, that this post is about my Naughty Nicky, who is two-going-on-21 and whose activity of choice is pitching heavy objects and whose favorite words are "Smash!" and "Bang!" Not even kidding. He uses them frequently. And then add to the (very chaotic) … [Read more...]
A Beautiful Feast, a Brand New Month…
...and one or two leftover spooky thoughts. I am inordinately fond of our kitchen calendar. I love turning the page on the first day of the month and seeing the new month's illustration, which is always bright, happy and fills me with hope. Hope is good. I'll take a plateful, please. A new month brings with it new goals, like the one … [Read more...]
