Daily Step – Where can you find peace today?
May the soft light of peace warm you today. Since this second week of Advent’s theme is peace, I’ve been trying to figure out ways I...
December 9, 2020
Daily Step – Mary’s Most Important Yes
Glimmers of hope can seep into the darkness in so many small, beautiful ways. It may be that someone says an unexpected kind word that stops...
December 8, 2020
Daily Step – What’s your five?
Just five things. Yesterday, I got the awesome privilege of helping lead almost 40 pairs of fathers and sons through an Advent retreat. Towards the end...
December 7, 2020
Sunday Stride – A Return to Center
Some years all St Nick has is old Halloween candy. And those years he’s grateful kids just like candy so much they don’t ask where it...
December 6, 2020
Daily Step – What’s your word for 2021?
So yesterday my morning routine had a few hiccups. I did wake up at 4:15 and tried to exercise. Of course after a pained 20 minutes,...
December 4, 2020
Daily Step – There was a snake in my shower.
This lovely thing greeted me this morning when I opened the shower curtain. Luckily, I only was a little taken aback by its presence. It helped...
December 2, 2020
Daily Step – There is always someone grateful for you.
“I’m grateful for food.” This has been my oldest son’s response the last few days when I say the “night night prayer” (basically the Guardian Angels...
December 1, 2020
Daily Step – Let’s prepare our hearts.
Welp, I didn’t start this Monday off right. I got up on time, I exercised, I showered and made my breakfast. I even got the boys’...
November 30, 2020
Sunday Stride – Hope!
“Mom, I made you a picture!” One of my twins eagerly ran to show me the wonderful picture he made yesterday afternoon. “It has two trees...
November 29, 2020
Daily Step – A Quick and Easy Examen
Today I’ll put away my one box of Thanksgiving/Fall decorations and take our Christmas/Advent things. I’m so excited. I’m gonna put up all three of our...
November 27, 2020