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  • The heart of a child is a home for prayer

    When my son, a father of two young sons himself, posted a Facebook photo of a little hand trying to push under a bathroom door, and the photo title was “They Will Find You,” I laughed out loud. As a mother of six sons it often seemed like there was never a day when a…

  • Lessons from the garden are lessons in love

    There is nothing my father enjoyed more in the spring than a visit to the local nursery. There I would watch him wander through aisles of colorful blooms and I could almost see the wheels of his brain spinning with wondrous plans for that summer’s garden. He would carefully choose a variety of plants, some…

  • A small thank-you can make a big difference!

    During my visit to North Carolina for my granddaughter’s third birthday I had the chance to sit in the upstairs gallery of the gymnastic studio and watch this petite whirlwind and her classmates run, climb, tumble and spin their way to pure enjoyment. At several points during the class, when the instructor had assisted my…

  • Think before you speak is divine wisdom

    “Thoughtlessness – I try not to think about it.”                                                                                            …

  • Taking a page from Things My Parents Taught Me

    A mother never knows just how much attention her children are paying to her, but every once in a while she discovers they know her better than she thinks they do. That was my discovery when my son, an eighth grade language arts teacher sent me an email explaining that they were writing memoirs in…

  • ‘A perfect dose of grace’ for all seasons

     This small but powerful book of stories is the perfect read for you when you want to reward yourself with some well-deserved quiet time! Rabbi Irwin Kula, author of “Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life” wrote, “If you want to find God, know love, and truly understand these are the same, read this beautiful book. But be prepared…

  • When miracles become ordinary

    As a Catholic, I have a confession to make. I sometimes watch televangelists. While there are many things that make me uncomfortable about this style of evangelizing, I have always felt it would be arrogant, and foolish, of me to suggest that God limits the wisdom of the Holy Spirit to only those of one…

  • Real love provides more than leftovers

    My son and daughter-in-law are animal lovers, and even before they moved in to their new house, with lots of space and a great yard, they were fostering the biggest Great Dane I have ever seen, the Snuffleupagus of Great Danes, Pluto. They made room for him in their apartment, along with Evie, an adorable…

  • Tempering the siren call of the ice cream truck

    On the shore at the bay there is a jungle gym area where my daily visits usually include a lesson learned in observing children at play. Yesterday’s lesson was fit for America’s Funniest Home Videos. A group of seven young children between the ages of two and eight were having a great time climbing the plastic…

  • Love, like bread, needs to be made and remade

    My mother was a wonderful mom, a beautiful and compassionate person, but, honestly, she was not the best of cooks. It wasn't for a want of trying. There was never a night or a Sunday afternoon when she didn’t put a home cooked meal on the table in spite of working every day. Granted, she…