Simon, son of John, do you love me?
Lately when my littlest one does something he knows he might get in trouble for, he immediately says to me “Mommy, I love you.” I respond,...
May 5, 2019
Growing for others
I am not a pet person. I’ll admit it right away. I think the age-old question of “Are you a dog or a cat person?” is...
May 1, 2019
Feel my face son, I am here
One of my twins has night terrors sometimes, usually when he’s sick or about to be sick. I had seen movies that depicted night terrors before,...
April 28, 2019
Growing in Undeserved Generosity
After a quick weekend out of town, I had a list a mile long to complete – including getting groceries, getting a handle on some work,...
April 24, 2019
Celebrate! Celebrate it all!
On Holy Thursday, I picked up my son from school a little early so we could take our 6th chick home. (Did I mention we got...
April 21, 2019
The Feet a Mother Could Love
This past weekend I gathered my crew together for a 15 minute mini-session of family photos. Now, I am not one to have high expectations for...
April 18, 2019
Engaging in Christ’s Story
This past January, I was at a conference in Miami, Fl. We took a bus one evening to dinner. I do NOT do buses well. And...
April 14, 2019
Growing in Being Enough
“Mommy, that last problem was easy-peesy, lizard-squeasy.” As I tried to contain the chuckle at his interpretation of that age-old phrase, I remarked “Good, honey! Keep...
April 10, 2019
Sitting together, imperfect and human
I was a guilt-stricken child. Whenever I did something wrong, it weighed on me so much so that I’d often confess before anyone even knew I...
April 7, 2019
Growing in love, shrinking in distance
As the fear of being late to a Friday night baseball game loomed in front of us, I frantically handed pieces of my son’s uniform to...
April 4, 2019