In our house, someone is usually crying. This morning it was me. My four children have this amazing ability to talk to me simultaneously. Oblivious to anyone else already talking, there is always something to show me, hurts to […]
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Last fall I attended a fairy tale outdoor wedding. The sun was streaming through orange, yellow, and red leaves in a peaceful wooded area. The birds were chirping. The bride and groom were young, beautiful, and hopelessly in love. It […]
Two months is too little They let him go They had no sudden healing To think that providence Would take a child from his mother While she prays, is appalling It was a Saturday. June 28, 2003. They day my […]
Last weekend we hosted a little girl for a few days. We didn’t know much about the situation other than there was recently some major trauma in her and her mother’s life and the mom needed some rest. I thought […]
I have a confession to make. I don’t read many blogs. It seems hypocritical to admit this given the fact that I started writing one. But the truth is with four kids and three jobs and volunteering and homeschooling and maintaining […]
I never met anyone who loves his name more than my brother. When we were kids, that boy wrote his name on everything in our house. I mean, everything. He thought every object in the house should be his. And […]
When I was a kid I split my Sundays between the Catholic Church with Grandma and our local non-denominational church with my family. At St. Peters there was no worship band. We all just picked up our hymnals and sang […]
“God has BIG plans for you!” I hear this phrase tossed around all the time. We use it to inspire each other to greatness and as consolation when plans don’t work out. I’ve said it to people and I have […]
I love my siblings. They are some of my favorite people in the world. These are the first people I call when I need to talk or cry or laugh. I realize this is not the case for some people. […]
Confession: In high school I had a few mishaps and run-ins with authority. I specifically recall the time I got busted for TP-ing by the local police. I wasn’t caught red handed but they had a hunch that it was me and […]