A place to share my thoughts about faith, kids, nature, hospitality and …life
In this moment of celebrating the foundation of our home nearly being completed, following what felt like a never-ending winter, I thought I would reflect on foundations. We all know the symbolic meaning of foundations. We know the importance of Read More
Searching for and Maintaining Peace by Father Jacques Philippe. This is a very small and very profound little read. I read this last summer, when I felt anything but peaceful. This had so many practical, as well as, beautiful points. Read More
The last time I shared what I’ve been reading was about a year and a half ago. I’ll leave out the couple of books that weren’t worth mentioning but, in no particular order, here’s what I’ve been reading: 2. A Read More
Last year was a very strange year for deaths for my family. The amount of pain experienced by me personally was not greater than in 2016, when I lost my mom and then 6 months later my unborn baby, but Read More
As my year in Honduras was getting closer to its end, I briefly wondered if I could or should extend my time there. It had taken me so long to be comfortable with the language, plus health issues, plus normal Read More
The season of Advent in the church’s liturgical calendar is a season meant for waiting and preparing. I’ve become pretty good at preparing for events over all my years of teaching and program planning. However, waiting, is another story. Maybe Read More
I have mentioned in prior blogs how busy and crazy my world was this past spring and, especially, summer. This time was filled with mostly good things, and I don’t regret the events and circumstances that were the main source Read More
They say, ‘laughter is the best medicine.’ When I was in high school we were given the assignment in science class to give a presentation on anything that interested us. I asked my teacher if I could do mine on Read More
I went a Jesuit university which prides itself on teaching to the whole person- mind, body and spirit. There were required religion and philosophy classes as part of our core curriculum. In one class, I think it was just a Read More
Life has been incredibly busy for the last several months. I really try to be intentional with our time, making sure we have plenty of quality family time, good unstructured down time, and time where nothing is scheduled so we Read More