Today, the day before Mother’s Day, is Birthmother’s Day, and I find myself wondering about the women who gave our sons life.

This weeks ‘7 Quick Takes’ covers everything from chilly baseball games to entering a new whole new world of Pokemon fun.

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.

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.

This week’s 7 Quick Takes includes a breakfast Star Wars tribute.

These week’s 7 Quick takes covers ongoing Easter celebrations, camping, a visit to the cemetery and much more!

“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.”

This week’s 7 Quick Takes includes Easter fun and a trip to the zoo.

Two boys and two bicycles and two bicycle helmets and a new love for bargain shopping. Not bad for a beautiful spring afternoon.

Yes, we encounter pain and suffering on earth, but we walk with one another, and God is with us every step along the way.