Daily Step – Why are we so quick to explain away feelings?
Why are we so quick to explain away feelings? Yesterday, one of my sons was trying to explain to me a bad moment of his day...
April 1, 2021
Daily Step – A new commitment to prayer.
I decided recently to do the Spiritual Exercises again. Confession: Despite my job largely involving them, I’ve never done them all the way in one sitting....
March 31, 2021
Daily Step – What’s your best example of something permanent?
“Mom, do you know what “permanent” means?” This was the conversation this morning on the way to school. Two excited boys got $$ under their pillows...
March 30, 2021
Daily Step – Can we enter this week amazed?
Oh to be amazed… It’s Monday of Holy Week. To be honest, as a kid and maybe even a little as an adult, I viewed Lent...
March 29, 2021
Sunday Stride – Straddling the line between joy and sorrow…
Palm Sunday snuck up on me this year. Did it sneak up on you? I’m surprised since I’ve been walking through the daily readings posting faculty/staff...
March 28, 2021
Daily Step – Brought to you by a mosquito in a minivan…
Do you have irrational worries or fears that get the best of you sometimes? Today’s example is brought to you by a tiny mosquito in a...
March 26, 2021
Daily Step – Rain, who needs it?
Rain is my least favorite weather condition. I didn’t realize it was still raining this morning (it rained last night) when I started the car and...
March 25, 2021
Daily Step – The tooth fairy messed up, y’all.
The tooth fairy fell off her game last night. This morning when I woke up the twins, I was surprised by one twin running (instead of...
March 23, 2021
Daily Step – It’s gonna be a good day.
It’s gonna be a good day. It’s gonna be a good day. It’s gonna be a good day. Last night as I put my oldest to...
March 22, 2021
Sunday Stride – A campout, a worried mom, and today’s Gospel
Last night my boys had a campout with dad in the backyard. No, I didn’t sleep out there myself (hi, have we met?) but I did...
March 21, 2021