Cloister of the Housewife
Working has given me an appreciation of the quiet that enveloped my life as a housewife, while challenging me to learn to pray differently.
Calling on Your Mother for Help
The Rosary is an ancient devotion, but it is relevant to our times.
Writing Elsewhere: There Are No Greeting Cards for Us
There are no graduation cards for mothers like me.
Scene from a Summer Lawn
My younger daughter describes a freshly-cut lawn in summer.
The Post I Can’t Write
I was going to write a post about HG Awareness Day and a 5K I’m running, but I can’t do it.
Writing Elsewhere: Picture This!
Wherein God cares for my smallest desires. Even the ones that seem inconsequential.
Worth a Thousand Words: Good Friday
Today feels dark, but the darkness cannot overcome the Light.
#WorthRevisiting: Holy Week: Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Holy Thursday Mass gave me new insight into Saint Peter one year. I’ll never see his reactions at the Last Supper in the same way again.
Rightfully on Our Reading List
Carolyn Astfalk’s book rightfully earns a place on my teenagers’ reading list this spring!
The School of Mary: Rosarium Virginis Mariae (Conclusion)
In his conclusion to Rosarium Virginis Mariae, Pope John Paul II discusses its efficacy as a prayer, and encourages the faithful to pick it up again and pray as families and in communities.
The Greatest of These is Sometimes the Loneliest
Love is patient, love is kind. Love is sometimes lonely and dark and scary, too.
