Most years when the school year ends, I take off from work for the first week of summer break. The boys and I have a week of fun. We hit arcades, eat and explore our way through the area, and sometimes throw in an overnight trip to see our cousins in New York. This year […]
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Our fathers … ourselves
Think about the ways you are like your father, whether he is here or in heaven. Consider the good parts you’ve inherited, the ones ingrained in your genes.
The novelty of pet ownership, pandemic dreams, fireworks, and an anniversary (7 Quick Takes)
We are in a sweet honeymoon period with our new pet birds. Everything they do is fascinating.
Introducing…
Our younger son has loved birds for as long as I can remember. And, at some point during this pandemic, he started asking for a pet bird.
Lessons from an unusual school year
What have we learned over the past three months?
A Pentecost to remember
Our visit to St. Anthony lifted me in ways only the Holy Spirit can.
St. Anthony and the Eucharist
May our eucharistic Jesus give us that renewed life, and powerfully change and transform us from the inside out.
Greeting uncertainty with optimism
Uncertainty can be scary. But just because the future is unclear doesn’t mean that what lies ahead is terrible.
St. Anthony’s feast day, feed the hummingbirds, the perfect egg sandwich, and more (7 Quick Takes)
Even though St. Anthony may have had a way with words, he is quoted as saying, “Actions speak louder than words; let your words teach and your actions speak.”
I am a white mamma of bi-racial children
My husband says I will never understand what it is like to be the only black person in a room, that I will never understand what it is like when strangers look at him a certain way – he’s absolutely right.
99 Flyswatters on the Wall…
Everyone needs a little project during this stay-at-home time.
Easy as pie—or prayer
When I feel helpless, I try to pick one thing and do it well. The other night I set everything aside to make a pie.