Unless you live under a rock, you have probably heard of this issue known as immigration. Our country is at its wit’s end; yet another subject that seems to be causing more division among Americans. Even people from other countries are watching what we are doing here in the States,…
Life is hard. Period. Sometimes things just suck. As a Christian, I believe that these times in our lives serve an important purpose: to draw us closer to God. Some think this is illogical. Why wouldn’t God make my life perfect with rainbows and unicorns if He loved me so…
Quick story I needed to share with you this morning. The lesson is simple. When you lash out at the Lord, He most certainly will put you in your place. Here’s what happened. Life has been throwing me a few curve balls lately. Just when I think I’ve got things…
For Catholics, the Sacrament of Reconciliation is one of the most important yet one of the least utilized sacraments we can receive. Why do you suppose that is? It’s because we are human beings. The idea of telling another human being every terrible thing we have ever done is…
I am taking some time this morning to follow the advice of one of my most treasured friends, Richa Badami. Richa has a theory, I guess you’d call it, that she calls Pausing for Power. Pausing for Power means taking time to reflect, to breathe, to slow everything down and…
In our house, we do Christmas a little differently. My husband and I were both raised in homes where we went to midnight Mass as a family and then were up just a few short hours later opening presents. We decided we wanted to do things differently with our family,…
As a working mom, I often times find that my biggest struggle lies in finding a good balance in my life. I am a “people pleaser”, so it is important to me to make sure my clients are happy, my children eat home cooked meals and have help with…
Oh how I long for the days when the toughest decision I had to make was whether to peg my jeans or tuck them into my 2 pair of complimentary color shrug socks. Yes, I’m a child of the ’80s. Those were some of the best days ever. Banana clips…
Step 1: Click the play button on the video above. Step 2: Commence reading this blog post. I have a story to share…one that will amaze you. I am still quite taken aback myself and I was the one experiencing it all first-hand. Today started out like every other day.…
I haven’t been on here in such a long time it’s taken me hours just to clean all of the cob webs off my dashboard! Sheesh! Truth be told I have once again succeeded in letting everything and everyone come between me and my writing. I hate when that happens…