Gus is still sleeping and it appears I have a little window of time for a quick blog follow-up. Two blogs on two consecutive days…this is rare and highly exciting in my life! Ha ha. 🙂 First off, I have to say that no matter how busy, unorganized and overwhelmed I am, I always try … Read more
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Preparing for Lent
“My Jesus, I am going into the wilderness today to speak only with You, my Master and my Lord. The the earth be silent, and You alone speak to me, Jesus. You know that I understand no other voice but Yours, O Good Shepard. In the dwelling of my heart is that wilderness to … Read more
Sanity Savers
This winter has been a doozy. There has been a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth praying for peace and creativity on the home front. The amount of school cancellations has been unprecedented, and I think the winter of 2014 will go down in history as one of the most glorious in the eyes of … Read more
Hope in Haiti
Happy February! My oh my, 2014 is moving right along! This is shaping up to be another busy year, and it really felt like it kicked off last week when I traveled with Food for the Poor to Haiti. You may remember last year we traveled to Guatemala around the same time. The experience was … Read more
Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
The word Advent means “Coming.” As we enter into the Christmas season, I’ve never been more grateful for the cadence and calm of the liturgical year. It helps reset my heart, guides me back into the fold of God’s guiding grace and gives me a path of preparation to follow. With life swirling around me, … Read more
Hibernation and Preparation
Happy weekend-before-Thanksgiving to you! I’m already in a holiday mindset and greatly looking forward to the short week. Before I jump ahead to what’s coming, I wanted to share something special that took place last week. Garrett made his First Reconciliation: He wore the same outfit as Gabriel did in 2008. For all my failures in … Read more
Big Announcement!
I’ve got a bathroom that needs to be scrubbed and laundry to start, but I’m procrastinating putting everything on hold to bring you an exciting announcement 🙂 95.5 The Fish and Encompass the World Travel are offering a pilgrimage to Rome, Italy and there is room for YOU! It’s a week long adventure, culminating in … Read more
Good
Happy Veterans Day to you. A heartfelt thank to all who have served our nation or are currently serving. A special thanks to my husband for his service as a Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne. As a very small gesture of gratitude I made an attempt at an iMovie, as a gift for him. It … Read more
The Pixie Plunge!
Well, hello friend! I’m nearly a week overdue in my goal of posting, so much to share but not enough hours in the day to get it done. Today, Gus is helping me with this one as we have some BIG changes to report! After much debate and waffling, I took the plunge and got … Read more
Wild Road Trip (and Big Birthday!)
It is so good to be home!:) We were only gone for a short time over the last few days, but it was a crazy trip and one that will go down in the family memory books for sure. Here is a brief recap I posted on Facebook of just a portion of our wild … Read more