I had lunch the other day with a friend of mine. She is quite a bit older than me (and wiser I’d say too!) She was lamenting when people were unkind to her for no apparent reason. Not that there is ever a good enough reason to not be kind, but to this lady? IContinue reading “A Kindness Reminder”
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Celebrating Advent
Advent is, undoubtedly, a season of waiting. We wait for Christmas. We wait for Christ. Some of us wait for presents. Others wait for the joy of seeing our loved ones’ reactions from the gifts given. So, have you been celebrating the Advent season? What have you been doing to celebrate? Here are some suggestionsContinue reading “Celebrating Advent”
Blustery Day Beef Stew
The other day, I knew that I wouldn’t have much time to get dinner on the table, and since it was my night to cook, I decided to break out my much-loved slow cooker. I knew that we would be attending Mass that night and we wouldn’t be home until about 6:30 p.m., so IContinue reading “Blustery Day Beef Stew”
Who Are You?
During our lifetimes we will take stock of who we are at many points. Maybe you are a young adult, just finding your way in the world. Maybe you are a young parent, struggling with children and spousal issues. Maybe you are a single parent, trying to figure out who you are at this unexpectedContinue reading “Who Are You?”
Did You Put Your Shoes Out?
Did you put your shoes out tonight? Why should they be set out and not just strewn across the living room floor like every other night? Because tonight is the eve of the feast of St. Nicholas, of course! Legend has it that St. Nicholas gave gold to poor young ladies, who wanted to getContinue reading “Did You Put Your Shoes Out?”
Money Savers: Christmas
I recently read somewhere that a woman felt her family would understand if their presents this year had to come from Walmart. Wait! You can afford Walmart and you think your family would look down on you for that? I aspire to be able to afford Walmart! Darn, woman! What the heck?!!! So, here IContinue reading “Money Savers: Christmas”
Six Word Story #3 (I Think!)
Life or Death. That’s a question.
Cranberry Sauce Solution
For years I have avoided cranberry sauce. I like cranberries (as witnessed by my cranberry bread!) I even like to eat dried cranberries or put the jellied cranberry sauce into thumbprint (jolly jelly) cookies. However, every year when I face whether to bother with cranberry sauce, since only child #2 really likes it, I wonderContinue reading “Cranberry Sauce Solution”
Mourning the Dream
“Wherever you go I will go, wherever you lodge I will lodge, Your people will be my people, and your God, my God.” – Ruth 1:16 Today I took child #2 Black Friday shopping. We didn’t get up at the crack of dawn or anything, as in years past. There weren’t that many good dealsContinue reading “Mourning the Dream”
A Recipe for Disaster
When I was growing up we didn’t have much. We had a place to live and food, but not much more. My dad, as I mentioned before, had suffered two heart attacks before I was just barely five and was not able to work. Really, it was a miracle that he lived at all. MyContinue reading “A Recipe for Disaster”
