I feel like I just took down Christmas decorations not too many weeks ago and now suddenly, here we are just a couple days from the beginning of Lent. Although, I know it is coming every year it still seems to sneak up on me and say, surprise your penance awaits you! I see Lent as the grandiose version of New Year’s resolutions. A time to really commit and make change. I seem to have much more motivation to stick with my Lenten practices, because it is an undertaking I am not merely doing just for myself. Rather it is an offering to God, a time to deepen my relationship with Him who created me and my Savior who ... view the post
In Good Times and In Bad
We plan, we prepare and plan and prepare again. Eagerly awaiting the big day. The day most have been dreaming about since they were little girls. Wearing the sought after dress, walking down the aisle and saying "I do" to a lifetime together. Reciting their vows, not knowing what the future will hold and not knowing the depth and meaning of what they are saying. I promise to be faithful to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love you and to honor you all the days of my life. A newly married couple, filled with wedded bliss, hope and dreams of their future. Buying the first house, seeing ... view the post
In the Books
The stack of books I started the year with. A few of them I have only cracked open and paged through, while others I have had the chance to dive in. Hoping to read through each of them and add to the stack as the year goes on. I am not a regular bookworm. If I am found reading it is usually to my children. If I try to read after the little ones are in bed the only thing I end up reading are the back of my eyelids. Still, I see the importance of making the time, especially when it is so easy to do all of our reading on a screen. There is something about reading a physical book and turning the pages, the very reason ... view the post
The Things They Say
Happy Monday and we have almost made it through January! Only four more months until Spring! Lately I have been feeling like time is going by so quickly, the boys who used to be only five are now ten and eleven. The baby is now a toddler and Grace will be in Kindergarten next year. The days seem to muddle together and the weeks are soon months gone by and I am left catching my breath, more like trying to catch some sleep. If for no other reason, I write these down because I don't ever want to forget these days and these moments. Hopefully they make you smile too! Grace: The Lord is my shepherd, I will tell him ... view the post
Instilling Hope in Our Children
Prior to mom life, I was a producer in Catholic radio for eight years. It was my job to know the news, to keep up with the headlines and be aware of what was breaking. Every day I searched, scrolled and skimmed through news stories looking for what would make compelling and valuable content. The show I worked on presented the latest news and issues of the day through a Catholic lens. Five kids later and there are days I feel like a hermit. Days I don't leave the four walls of my house, other than school pickup when my children are not virtual. The T.V. is off during the day, other than the rare occurrence of Daniel ... view the post