{Choose Hope: A 52- Week Devotional Journey} “Hold fast to the hope that lies before us. This we have as an anchor of the soul, sure and firm, which reaches into the interior behind the veil.” –Hebrews 6:19 We all need hope. Whether we’ve just lost our cool when a child shatters glass on the … Read more
Articles
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Autism
World Autism Awareness Day is Saturday, April 2. To hear the special podcast of “Good Things Radio” dedicated to this theme, click here. Autism affects 70 million people, globally. Each person is different. I do not seek to speak for anyone else. But since our family is counted among that number, I do want to take … Read more
National Bible Week: A Book for the Family
“The treasures of the Bible are to be opened up more lavishly so that a richer fare may be provided for the faithful at the table of God’s Word” (-Sacrosanctum Concililum 51) The USCCB has declared November 15-21 National Bible Week, in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Second Vatican Council Dogmatic Constitution on … Read more
Simple Ways to Observe All Souls Day
We are just a few days away from the Feasts of All Saints and All Souls. It’s times like this that I am reminded how much I love the Liturgical cadence of the year. November is the Month of Holy Souls. A time of change, darkness sets in earlier, vibrant colors fade away, and animals … Read more
Testing the Spirit
Testing the spirit: Several weeks ago, my spiritual director challenged me to “test the Spirit” about a little flame that had been flickering in my heart. The little flame, was a retreat. Specifically, a Good Things Radio retreat, which my friend Jennifer and I have dreamed about since our first “Weary Women’s Weekend” getaway in … Read more
A Season of Change
Well hello there! I am so happy to be back after a bit of an unexpected blogging hiatus. I am even happier that you are still here with me. Thank you. The last few months have brought so much change that I hardly know where to begin. The biggest development has been our move. We settled … Read more
April Showers of Grace
Hello, and happy Spring! Happy Easter! As the month April comes to a close, I can’t turn the calendar page without first sharing an update with you. It’s been one of those months that has been jam-packed with so many things that honestly, it’s a bit of a blur. But, since the Good Lord was … Read more
A Prayer of Hope
On our last episode of Good Things Radio (Episode #006: Tidal Wave of Emotions”) one of the things Jennifer and I talked about was a recent trip to Florida, and some of the highs and lows from that experience. The “highs” were many! Warm sunshine, visiting family, seeing new places, and no dishes to wash … Read more
Exciting Announcement!
I’m so delighted to finally share a project that has been in the works for a very long time. At long last, it’s here! It is with great excitement and admittedly, some fear and trembling, I am overjoyed to reveal it now! It’s a new CD called: “Pray With Me: A Treasury of Catholic Family Prayers.” … Read more
Lent, 2015
“With its calls to conversion, Lent comes providentially to rouse us, to shake us from our torpor, from the risk of moving forward [merely] by inertia. The exhortation that the Lord speaks to us through the prophet Joel is loud and clear: “Return to me with all your heart” (Joel 2:12). Why must we return … Read more
