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Call your mother
When you’re talking to your mother, she understands. And you can always just pick right up where you left off later.
A project worth continuing
God never gives up on us. God didn’t create us out of curiosity. God created us out of love.
A prayer gathering for a baby on the way, chaperoning a field trip, dipping chocolate, and more (7 Quick Takes)
If you have come to one of my parties, you know that what I focus my energy on are the favors, inviting people the morning of the event, designing veggie trays, and scrambling to get the rest of the food together at the last minute.
Mary, Mother of the Church
Invaluable to the Christian life is a warm and loving devotion to Mary, the Mother of God.
A surprise package from a friend
A few weeks ago our friend Annie traveled to Israel to visit family there. Her airplane landed there on Palm Sunday, and she even texted me from the airport to tell me she was there.
A question sprung from the garden
We celebrate, we loudly proclaim “Alleluia,” but we also hover in that upper room, wondering what this event means for the rest of our lives. As Christians, it is the question we cannot deny or avoid. It’s the pivotal question of our entire existence.
The four kinds of helpers: A parable from the kitchen
Most of all, ask yourself, “what role should I play in serving God?” The answer is simple. Show up and give everything you’ve got.
Spring cleaning with the ‘Trash Bashers’
The Trash Bashers of St. Mary of the Assumption in Govans take pride in their attempts to beautify York Road.
Sixteen candles
Sixteen years ago today our niece was born! She was my very first niece (or nephew), and becoming an aunt brought tremendous joy.
The women who stayed
Imagine how different the story might have been if the women had not gone to the tomb while others slept, had not discovered the body gone, had not listened to the angels or had not run to tell the stunning news of Christ’s resurrection that changed everything.