Don’t you just love clouds? I don’t think I look up at the sky often enough. I saw this one last night, and I loved how it was lit up from behind like a lightbulb.
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A day that takes the cake
Our younger son has been asking me to bake a cake.
“Raven” about a wish that came true
When you’re counting down to an event, it seems to take forever to get there. And then all of a sudden, it’s time! And you’re there! And it’s all happening in a wonderful rush.
How we are squeezing every last ounce of summer out of this vacation (7 Quick Takes)
~1~ Summer vacation is ending. It’s time I acknowledged that. I like to take off the last week of August to help get our sons ready for the school year. But somehow, with school starting on Tuesday, I realize that our school supplies are only 95 percent together, the summer writing assignments are not complete, […]
Should Jesus be in the picture?
How much better would our lives be if Jesus was always in the picture?
The Butterfly Effect: Remembering Mrs. Pesa
Every year, during our back-to-school liturgies, I scan the pews and say a prayer of gratitude and a petition for a successful school year for each of my colleagues. This year my task was more difficult because as I scanned the congregation, I was forced to recognize that one of us wasn’t there and never would be again.
When you wish upon an Instagram picture…
For their birthdays and Gotcha Days, our boys always get to pick something special for dinner. So as we were counting down to our younger son’s Gotcha Day—the seventh anniversary of the day we met one another—I asked him how he wanted to celebrate.
Hibachi fun, a surprise, sitters, finding a new hangout, and conference planning (7 Quick Takes)
For our younger son’s Gotcha Day, we took him to a hibachi grill. He was excited to go, but then when we got there, all he wanted was a plate of fried rice.
Heavy is the cross
The reality is that the cross we as Catholics have chosen and have been chosen to bear is heavy and growing heavier.
The Gentleness of Father Bernie
I find him to be such a tender and calm soul. He speaks gently. He celebrates Mass gently. He acts gently. I love chatting with Father Bernie – his tranquility is contagious.
To whom shall we go?
In these current times of confusion, doubt, sadness or anger, instead of letting our passions rule us we should come to Jesus in his flesh and blood, in his Eucharist.
Remembering the day we met our son seven years ago
Back in December 2009, I was standing in the lobby of the U.S. Consolate in Guangzhou, China, with friends who had just become parents through the miracle of adoption.