A Baby, a Flower and Hope
I love the four seasons because I love the sense of rhythm that comes with it. As the weather, the look, and the feel of the new season emerges it gives me a chance to reflect back on the previous Read More
What I’ve Been Reading Part Two
Part TWO Contemplatives in Action The Jesuit Way by William A. Barry S.J. and Robert G. Doherty S.J. I have mentioned before that I participated in the Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life (SEEL) in 2020. St. Ignatius, the founder of Read More
What I’ve Been Reading
It has been quite a while since I’ve shared what I’ve been reading. I tend to listen to mostly audiobooks, because there is some law in parenting that if I open an actual book, that is the moment that something Read More
Grateful for Gratitude
My new year’s resolution this year was to take initiative to really take care of myself. I started some physical therapy to deal with regularly occurring headaches and I finally followed my own advice that I’ve given to many others, Read More
Welcome to the Real World
A couple months ago I wrote about how I believe loneliness is one of the factors greatly affecting the poor mental health in our country. There are other pieces, and many of them overlap and/or greatly exacerbate each other. The Read More
Our Gifted Identity
It has been a time of reunions and wholeness. There were many fruits from this time of extended quarantine for us. Slowing down, getting creative, being outside a lot, are among the first fruits to come to mind. However, now Read More
All the Lonely People
I’m concerned for our country. Yes, our politics have gone insane (on right and left), climate change keeps rearing its head to remind us a real crisis is coming, and my understanding of foreign affairs is quite dense, but it Read More
“And I Will Give You Rest”
It’s been a heck of a year. It’s been over a year since we were reminded we’re not that in control. It’s hard to remember what our life was like pre-covid. My barely two year old and four year old Read More
Old Man in a Rocking Chair
Three of the most creative people I know have something in common- they did not have tv growing up. One childhood friend, in particular, had the most exciting imagination- I loved going to her house to play because she invented Read More