I crave Lent like a child craves sugary treats. Odd, I know. Do I really crave Lent or does my soul, my lifestyle, my home need Lent? After the feasting, consumerism, and hustle of the Christmas season, I yearn to go inward. I yearn to simplify. I yearn to step back...
“The history of every human being passed through the threshold of a woman’s motherhood.” - St. John Paul II What’s the best Mother’s Day gift you’ve ever received? My son needed an escort to a week-long river rafting course in Colorado. My husband could...
I journey for forty days. I attempt to pay attention to areas where I’ve grown sloppy. I proclaim to the kids each year that we let go of something we truly enjoy for a greater good. It’s not that the thing is evil in and of itself, yet letting go of something we...
“O Lord, make this Lenten season different from the other ones. Let me find you again.” Henri Noumen. Does Lent carry a special place in your heart? Do you yearn for it? Or is Ash Wednesday just another day which surprises you each year and doesn’t have much meaning?...
“Give me yourself, O my God, give yourself back to me. Lo, I love you, but if my love is too mean, let me love more passionately. I cannot gauge my love, nor know how far it fails, how much more love I need for my life to set its course straight into your arms, never...
Do you have lofty aspirations for the New Year? Are you going to lose weight? Get fit? Grow in umpteen ways in all areas of your life? I once read a book that taught me tiny steps toward growth (Sink Reflections: Overwhelmed? Disorganized? Living in Chaos? Discover...