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I’m a major grudge holder. I’ve been known to hold on to grudges for months, or even years. As I’ve stopped to think about this, the only person this hurts is myself. Most of the people (and yes, it’s plural) I harbor bad feelings toward have no idea, and could really care less. It’s going […]
Looking back over this Lent, I don’t deem it a complete failure, but I didn’t get all the things accomplished that I wanted. I managed to cut the cursing back a bit, made it to Confession and Adoration, but missed out on Stations of the Cross. My ‘to be read’ pile hasn’t budged, and poor […]
Although I HATE to admit it, I am an anxious person. Not in a have to take Xanax four times a day way, but a little different. My anxiety stems from the need to control EVERYTHING and EVERYBODY. Yet, I have a house full of littles. Anyone see where this could be a problem? I […]
Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it. In the busy days of being a mother, I’ve blinked and my baby girl is five. She was completely unplanned, but we loved her from the moment we realized […]
Midway through the season of Lent, we pause to celebrate Laetare Sunday. Celebrate? During a season of penance? Absolutely. What better way to encourage the members of our Church to press on, than to pause and look forward to the celebration of Easter? Laetare Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Lent, where you’ll notice your […]