During my 19-year career, I’ve seen colleagues come and colleagues go. The hellos I look forward to. The goodbyes I dread.
A commencement goodbye
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An adoptive mother’s thoughts on Birthmothers Day
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Today, the day before Mother’s Day, is Birthmother’s Day, and I find myself wondering about the women who gave our sons life.
7 Quick Takes: Chilly baseball games, honeysuckle, entering a new whole new world of Pokemon fun, cow birthday cards, and more
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This weeks ‘7 Quick Takes’ covers everything from chilly baseball games to entering a new whole new world of Pokemon fun.
As a parent, every day is Christmas morning
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As we watch them grow and learn and change, I realize so much of who they are seems to have nothing to do with us.
“Don’t step on a crack. You’ll break your mother’s back!”
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I can only hope God will give my husband and me the wisdom, the strength, the courage to handle each stage we will encounter as a family.
7 Quick Takes: Not camping this weekend, dominoes and dishes, my favorite response to Jimmy Kimmel, Star Wars Day, and more
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This week’s 7 Quick Takes includes a breakfast Star Wars tribute.
7 Quick Takes Friday: Going camping, cabbage, ham, Harpoon Lagoon, Infertility Awareness Week, and a visit to the cemetery
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These week’s 7 Quick takes covers ongoing Easter celebrations, camping, a visit to the cemetery and much more!
A sweet reminder from our son during Mass
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“Pure love … knows that only one thing is needed to please God,” St. Faustina wrote, “to do even the smallest things out of great love—love, and always love.”
7 Quick Takes: Lasagna for Easter, our fun spring break, preparing for summer, a trip to the zoo, and signs of spring
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This week’s 7 Quick Takes includes Easter fun and a trip to the zoo.
The search for a new-to-us bicycle
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Two boys and two bicycles and two bicycle helmets and a new love for bargain shopping. Not bad for a beautiful spring afternoon.
What happened when we put all our prayers in one basket for Lent
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If I were getting graded on how I’ve done this Lent, I am not sure I would pass.Maybe that’s why I am especially grateful for the prayer basket we filled with intentions before Lent even began.Every morning we’ve pulled out a name for our intention of the day. We’ve prayed for
As my goddaughter turns 1…
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One year ago I drove to the hospital to hold my niece for the first time. She was precious and sweet and snuggly and warm.This weekend we celebrated her first birthday. Throughout her party, she was laughing and crawling and bouncing and reaching over to give her big sister a
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