Category: Family & Everyday Life

Another post never posted…. I never really thought I was a small dog person. I’m not sure exactly what a small dog person looks like, but when a friend came up to me in church and said, I have a dog that i found in the forest preserve and I do not know what to…

Right before our communion time we have time to quiet our hearts to search our hearts and minds, what is keeping me back from full communion with God? Today, I wept. I didn’t have to think too far back, it’s who I am when nobody is watching. I sent my order for coffee yesterday to…

I’ve been studying the life of Joseph over the weekend. Truly a favorite of mine, especially what it teaches us about the presence of God. You cannot get anywhere in the story of Joseph without being a bit stunned by the suffering. It is one heartaches to another. If you haven’t read this story recently,…

Recently, I read the story of Peter in jail. “When he had seized Peter, he put him in prison, turning him over to four squads of soldiers of four each to guard him [in rotation throughout the night], planning after the Passover to bring him out before the people [for execution]. So Peter was kept…

I don’t remember the exact time in my life when my dad started feeding the birds. He started setting out in their shared backyard, four or five different seeds, syrups and cakes. The birds flocked to his trees. We would get so excited seeing the different birds, bunnies, squirrels and chipmunks that would flock to…

Here’s to starting a new discipline. Writing each day 450 words per day. Wishing there was a way to publish the struggles of being a mom to adults. One on one, people talk to me about the hard in parenting.Parenting kids, teens, adults each has its phase. Yet, the comparison game found on social media,…

Here is the tale of two resale shops. My Ella and I spent the afternoon together. I got some lunch from our favorite little spot and off we went on our search. I drive past two resale shops on my way to work and we thought we would be adventurous! The first shop, the atmosphere…