Birthday Fun!
Leigh turned 10! Her classmates did the limbo, “Junk in the Trunk,” and other crazy games! Happy Birthday, Leigh! You are an angel! May you always be held close in the arms of Christ and our Blessed Mother!
Read MoreMonth: March 2017
Tips for Getting Through School Mornings
As our school mornings are sometimes incredibly intense and frustrating, I have started to problem solve. Here are my five tips for how to survive the chaos! 1) Wake up 3 minutes early, and glance at the Bible verse you put on your nightstand the night before. The first thought of the day…
Read MoreJoyful Visit
Our family was blessed by a joyful visit with Fr. Koterski! Many wonderful memories of spiritual direction and class instruction flooded my heart. Fr Koterski directed me as I prepared to be received into the Church when I was in my 20’s in graduate school at Fordham. What a profound impact he had on me….
Read MoreGood Friends
It was a great joy to see these wonderful friends from college. They remind me of the saints in heaven depicted by Fra Angelico. How they have blessed me by their luminous example and sacred friendship!
Read MoreSebastian and His New Puppy
Sebastian loves his new puppy, Charlie! Charlie is a calm and gentle playmate. Imagine a dog just laying at the feet of a boy with a weapon (even shovels are weapons to Sebastian)!
Read MoreA Mother: The Suffering Servant
“Behold, My servant will. . . be high and lifted up and greatly exalted” (Isaiah 52:13). Catholic mothers rightly see themselves in this beautiful passage from the Suffering Servant’s passage in Isaiah. It depicts the future Messiah, who will be “pierced through for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities” (53:4). The Messiah,…
Read MoreA 2 year old’s Hail Mary
As I drive my 2 year old around town with the other kids are in school, I often pray the Rosary aloud. Recently, little Sebastian has started shouting, “My turn!” So I’d let him give the Hail Mary a try. But he would be silent. So I’d pick back up. But again, he would…
Read MoreGeaux, Saints!
Here are some of the saints in my life–those who helped me know what Jesus and Mary are really like through their lived example. These are my Louisiana friends, the Gianna’s Mammas and some of our husbands. Being from Louisiana, they are not only saints, but. . . Saints! Jenn and Christine Chris,…
Read MoreLent Explained to Our Children
Five kids sat around me as we discussed what we were giving up for Lent. “Sweets!” said one. “Chocolate!” said another. “Movies!” said the third, to which all the kids replied, “Ohhhhhh!” That really touched a nerve. I asked, “If Lent is a time for fasting, prayer and almsgiving, and you know…
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