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No, it’s not Sunday, but it’s one of the most important days in our Catholic calendar: Ash Wednesday.As I’ve grown older, and hopefully more mature, this day means so much more to me than ‘What are you giving up for Lent?” Instead of forgoing chocolate, or Cokes, I like to use Lent as a time […]
You knew it was coming …… on Valentine’s Day, how could I NOT discuss anything else?? Matthew 19:4 – 6He answered and said, “Have you not read that the one who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female’, and said, “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and […]
I talk often of how I feel I’ve been called to be a wife and mother — for the most part, I embrace it whole heartedly. Sometimes, however, I get discouraged by the mundane tasks of marriage and motherhood. I need to ‘keep it simple’, and remember that imitating Christ begins at home. Matthew 25:34-40Then […]
There’s a few of my posts that are inspired by my job as a nurse …. some funny, some scary, and some poignant. Tonight’s issue hit a little close to home, as a mother of a teenage girl. Young girl comes in tonight, with Dad, and has a totally tough girl attitude. Hat on, shuffle […]
It’s easy to only put the best of yourself out for the public eye. I’ve suffered from many a blog envy, and been refreshed to see/read about folks who have issues. I am SO NOT PERFECT …. never have been, never will be. Striving for perfection is a fruitless goal, although some of us get […]