Philip’s Proposal
March 26, 2005 - The day Philip and I metMarch 26, 2007 - The day Philip proposed to meToday, March 26, 2013 - 8 years since Philip and I met, 6 years since Philip proposedWow! It's so cliche to say that "time flies," but, wow, time flies. Each year seems to go by...
read moreMy New Outlook On Breastfeeding
I attempted breastfeeding with Janie and Walt with limited success. I think I lasted 8 weeks with Jane and 5 weeks with Walt. I wrote about the experience in a previous post. Passed out with Walt in the nursery our first day home from the hospitalI was able to...
read moreWeekend Update
What a fun whirlwind of a weekend!Friday's weather was unseasonably warm and BEE-YOU-TI-FUL! After Philip got home from work, we went for a family walk around the neighborhood. Sweet little pup Monty loved all of the sights and smells. Jane insisted on walking...
read morePope Francis Made Me An Ignatian-Franciscan Hybrid Wannabe
Since there's a Jesuit university in town, I've always heard about the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus. Reading and learning about the Spiritual Exercises has long been on my list of faith-related to-dos. Now that...
read moreHow Do You "Offer It Up"?
As you all know, the Catholic Church has a new Holy Father, Pope Francis I! Hooray! May God bless him and his office abundantly. I don't think I have anything especially profound to add to what the other writers in the Catholic blogosphere are saying, so I'll leave...
read moreHow Do You “Offer It Up”?
As you all know, the Catholic Church has a new Holy Father, Pope Francis I! Hooray! May God bless him and his office abundantly. I don't think I have anything especially profound to add to what the other writers in the Catholic blogosphere are saying, so I'll leave...
read moreSurprise!
We managed to pull off a little surprise party for Mom and Dad's 40th anniversary. I thought I'd share some of the pictures from the fun night celebrating Mom and Dad.I was in charge of centerpieces. Mom's bouquet from her wedding had white and yellow flowers. ...
read morePrayers, Please!
Today, I am speaking to young women at an area high school about how to embrace and live out the virtue of chastity. Please pray that:The Holy Spirit gives me the words that these young women need to hear. The Holy Spirit opens the ears of these young women to hear...
read moreAdopt a Cardinal
Are you looking for a unique way to support the cardinals as they come together to elect the next pope? Look no further than adoptacardinal.org! At adoptacardinal.org, You now have the opportunity to actively be part of this providential endeavour by having a...
read moreHappy 40th Anniversary, Mom and Dad!
I am so proud to say that Mom and Dad celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on Saturday! They were just "babies" when they got married at 18 and 20 back in 1973. Aren't they adorable? The lovebirds made a little road trip to Colorado and got married over...
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