Daily Step – Do you try too hard to love perfectly?
We have a set of these Christmas lights up year round in our kitchen. Originally, we kept them up because the boys birthdays are soon after...
June 28, 2021
Sunday Stride – Talitha Koum
How many times in your life have you had to arise? I went to bed at 6:00 PM Friday night. Many know that I am an...
June 27, 2021
Daily Step – Friday Introduction
It’s been awhile since I’ve introduced myself, and there are a few new people visiting this site so… Here’s a FRIDAY introduction! My name is Gretchen...
June 25, 2021
Daily Step – Who is worthy of love?
Who is worthy of love? I’ve learned a lot about the answer to this question over the past eight years of being a parent. Seeing how...
June 24, 2021
Daily Step – Are you letting others be themselves?
To let those we love be perfectly themselves… My oldest and I have had about thirty minutes of alone time each morning the past couple weeks...
June 23, 2021
Daily Step – Sometimes you have to discern again.
When I first learned about Ignatian Discernment, I saw it as kind of a list of things to check off. Pray (check). Listen to the Spirit moving...
June 22, 2021
Daily Step – What would you say is the value of life?
The value of life… Sometimes, after holidays especially, I’ll get on social media and be swept away by all the special things people I know (and...
June 21, 2021
Sunday Stride – How often does fear direct your actions?
How often does fear instead of faith direct our response to things? In today’s Gospel, the Lord and his apostles are out to sea when a...
June 20, 2021
Daily Step – Where do you need to be brave today?
Big words for a Friday. Be brave – take a risk – release the outcome. These words have been rolling around in my head this week...
June 18, 2021
Daily Step – How are you feeling today?
Lord have mercy, I lost it this morning. I freaked out (momentarily) because the device my son uses to hear the teacher’s voice better in the...
June 17, 2021