Daily Step – What can you pause to notice today?
We have to park in front of our house for the next few weeks due to some alley work. We started doing so Sunday night. It’s...
September 3, 2021
Daily Step – What if He said no?
This week I entered the third week of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. It’s the part of the Exercises where the retreatant is supposed to...
August 20, 2021
Daily Step – What are you afraid of?
What are you afraid of? One of my twins asked me this question on the way home from swimming lessons last week. It was so random....
July 14, 2021
Daily Step – And anyway, what’s wrong with the maybe?
“And anyway, what’s wrong with Maybe?” Hmm… well… My personality doesn’t jive with maybe. Even though I don’t teach math anymore, my brain still really likes...
July 6, 2021
Daily Step – Case of the Mondays
It’s Monday. I usually enter into Mondays with a little trepidation. I wonder what the week will have in store. I hope it’ll be all good....
April 19, 2021
Daily Step – Just keep going.
There are mixed emotions in me today. Today starts our family three days of celebration. We start with my oldest son’s birthday today, the twins birthdays...
January 12, 2021
Daily Step – Can you hear it?
I have forgotten how much joy can come from a simple tape ball. After we made our sidewalk “masterpiece” on Saturday, my boys fought for the...
April 1, 2020
Daily Step – Dancing with the Daffodils
As is the new normal, I took a walk with my boys yesterday. At first, my oldest declared that we would not walk very far. Our...
March 30, 2020
Daily Step – Looking for the Light
Today I’m looking for the light. Yesterday morning, on the way in, I got a text that my oldest’s school was cancelled… which meant, my day...
March 12, 2020
Daily Step – Imperfect Prayer
Along the journey towards the greater, there are many small, daily steps to better understand oneself, God, and others. This is one of my “daily steps”....
October 16, 2019