The Mother’s Day Trap
I'm not gonna do it. I'm not gonna fall for the Mother's Day Trap. It's so gosh darn tempting to expect what the Hallmark commercials are selling. We see all of these picture perfect scenes of cherub children and adoring husbands gently, lovingly waking Mom with...
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It's been awhile since I've blogged on a regular basis, so I thought I'd use a 7 Quick Takes post as a perfect chance to play catch up: 1. Jane's new "Quiet Time Corner" At 5, Jane is down to taking only one or two naps a week. On those days when she isn't napping,...
read moreMay Day
Ever since I was a little girl, May Day has been one of my favorite holidays. I loved creating the little baskets and ding dong ditching our neighbors as we left the goodies on their front stoops. I thought this would be a good year for us to start doing May Day...
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Another Monday means another opportunity to swap prayer intentions and start “putting them to work” for one another! Here are my prayer intentions for this week: That abortion will not legally return to Lincoln and for all those participating in the candlelight vigil...
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Another Monday means another opportunity to swap prayer intentions and start “putting them to work” for one another! Here are my prayer intentions for this week: That abortion will not legally return to Lincoln and for all those participating in the candlelight vigil...
read more"What did Jesus say, to carry the cross in front of Him or to follow Him?"
Remember how I created a 2015 Board of Spiritual Directors? I'm slowly but surely working my way through some of the writings of those holy men and women. Currently, I'm reading, Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta. There...
read more“What did Jesus say, to carry the cross in front of Him or to follow Him?”
Remember how I created a 2015 Board of Spiritual Directors? I'm slowly but surely working my way through some of the writings of those holy men and women. Currently, I'm reading, Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta. There...
read moreThe Holy Fool
Philip and I have been fans of the PBS show "Call the Midwife" since it started airing a few years ago. When I saw in the beginning credits that the show is based off of the memoirs of Jennifer Worth, I knew I'd love reading them. Last month, I finally got around to...
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Another Monday means another opportunity to swap prayer intentions and start “putting them to work” for one another! Here are my prayer intentions for this week: For successful planning of our home Mass with our GodTeens For all of our priests and religious as they...
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"Logic will take you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere." Einstein "It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." Einstein "In play a child always behaves beyond his average age, above his daily behavior. In...
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