Daily Step – Is this who you want to be?
Yesterday pool time ended when a twin kicked his older brother in the face. After we had bathed and cleaned up and my oldest had finally...
June 25, 2020
Daily Step – The Grace to Feel
There are a lot of big feelings right now, aren’t there? Longing, anxiety, trepidation, confusion, anger… all these and more mixed in with tangible moments of...
June 24, 2020
Daily Step – Looking for the light moments.
Sometimes these days feel super heavy. Don’t they? This morning it is raining again – but pouring this time and lightening and thunder are close companions....
June 23, 2020
Daily Step – What will you choose?
This morning as I sit in the pitch black of my living room, I am greeted by the gentle sounds of thunder and rain pouring down...
June 22, 2020
Sunday Stride – St. Aloysius Gonzaga, pray for us.
June 21st is the Memorial of St. Aloysius Gonzaga. This image is of a statue of Aloysius near the front entrance of my school. In most...
June 20, 2020
Daily Step – Paper and Tape and Vision
New life greeted me the other day born from a pack of construction paper and a roll of masking tape. I walked into the twins room...
June 19, 2020
Daily Step – Ears to Listen
The boys had a short run in the kiddie pool the other day. My oldest argued with me over wearing a swim shirt. He is blessed...
June 18, 2020
Daily Step – “Come help me.”
“Mom, I need help! Come help me!” The words were faint, almost as if they were floating just out of my grasp, part of a dream...
June 17, 2020
Daily Step – Holding onto Joy.
Sometimes my boys make me jewelry. Mostly they make robot aliens and characters from whatever show they are watching. “Look mom, I made this robot with...
June 16, 2020
Daily Step – May we be overcome by love.
“I was suddenly overwhelmed with the realization that I loved all these people…” This weekend, we broke out the $30 pool we bought from Sam’s a...
June 15, 2020