If I'm not off hiding somewhere with a good book, chances are I'm chasing a kid or a dog or sleeping, because every mom can use a nap! I found Prince Charming and married him, and now we enjoy the idiosyncrasies of life in an old farmhouse. Oh yeah, and we root for the Buckeyes. Every time.I don’t think I appreciated fear or the concept behind the admonishment to “Be not afraid” until this year. This has been a year of watching a person I love go through a trauma that has shaken our entire family. It’s been a year of wondering how I would react in her shoes, of battling [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Faith'
Rosier Priorities
August 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Faith
Once a week, I spend a morning visiting, praying, and/or studying faith with a small group of women. Every week, I have some excuse as to why I’m too busy, how I’m so overwhelmed, what’s keeping me from attending. Inevitably, I end up going. A very dear friend is the host, so she’s really the [...]
Tags: Catholic·Faith·prayer·reflection·rosary
School Seasons, by Mark Szewczak
August 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · guest post
Here we are, the end of the Summer, and the world is full of school preparation activities. Final shopping expeditions and the back-to-school sales, packing for college or final summer vacations, young folks preparing for the next year or first year of high school, little ones excited about seeing friends again or sorry that endless [...]
Tags: back to school·Education·empty nest·Faith·guest post·Mark Szewczak·seasons
Prayer Changes ME?
August 24th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Faith, Quotes
A recent conversation made me remember one of my favorite quotes: “Sometimes the answer to prayer is not that it changes life, but that it changes you.” – James Dillet Freeman, poet I think I stumbled upon this quote at least eight or nine years ago, but I don’t really remember for sure. It sums [...]
Apostles of Love
August 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Faith
My column from this weekend’s parish bulletin I have marveled at how happy my children’s presence can make people, especially, it seems, older people, those who are far enough removed from the baby-toddler-preschooler years to remember them with fondness. When I worked in the parish office every day, I once remarked to Father Pat that [...]
