Today’s society is on the run. You grab a bite to eat, get coffee from your nearest take-out, and catnap between racing from one activity to another. As a mother I’ve often reassured myself with “Someday my life will be my own again.” But then I am running from school play, to band practice, to […]
Read MoreI had a request to post this article from my May newsletter on my website so it can be shared on face book – so here it is. Hope you enjoy it. Next month – Discerning God’s Will Using Everyday Spirituality. Sign up in the box on the right. What does it mean to have […]
Read MoreWhat is everyday spirituality? It’s recognizing God in your everyday reality. Want to know more? Check out my article in my May newsletter. Just click space in the right hand column and enter your email. As a bonus, you will receive a copy of my article, “Seven Ways to Unlock the Extraordinary from your Life.” […]
Read MoreHope all mothers had a wonderful Mothers day! Continuing my series for the month of May is an excerpt from the second book in my Spirituality for Moms kindle series. Enjoy! WITCH MOM “Grr,” the alarm goes off. I roll over in bed. “Mom, it’s time to get up,” little voices echo. I growl and […]
Read MoreEach week in May, I’ll be offering excerpts from my series on Spirituality for Moms. The following comes from the first book in the series. Almost thirty years ago an earth-shattering, life-changing event took place in my life. I gave birth to a son. This event was followed just seventeen months later by an equally […]
Read MoreI’m not a big sports fan. I like all things Spartan, in particular Spartan football and basketball, but that has more to do with my dad who was an avid fan, than any interest on my own part. As a student at MSU, I didn’t attend a single sporting event, preferring to use my limited […]
Read MoreNot quite thirty years ago, I experienced an earth-quaking, life shattering event: the birth of my son, followed by twin daughters eighteen months later. As a Roman Catholic, I had grown up thinking that the call to religious life and priesthood was a “higher” calling than married life. I wondered if I were doomed to […]
Read MoreThe seven pound puppy we brought home from the Humane Society last August is now an almost seventy pound dog. The chore of training him to walk and obey other commands has fallen primarily on me as I am the one home with him throughout the day–a challenge as he grows stronger and I can […]
Read More“The truth is most of us will continue to labor on in relative obscurity” – tweet by Women Writers I’m actually comforted by those words. I’m comfortable with obscurity. I’ve been writing in some form all of my life and have no problem with continuing in relative obscurity. I’m much more comfortable in the background […]
Read MoreAn Irish Blessing! Wishing everyone a happy St. Patty’s Day, from my favorite Irish man and me, seen here at the Giants Causeway. The small figure in the third picture is me at the foot of Croagh Patrick – St. Patrick’s Mountain. (That’s as far as this pilgrim went! Maybe some day I’ll make it […]
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