Several years ago, I went on a silent retreat to an Abbey. Long story short, I discovered a few things while I was there. My vocation is loving and serving others. This vocation cannot be done in the home or outside of the home without some level of humility. I’m not very loving to people outside of my home. The… Read More
For many years, I methodically put out the ornaments on the tree, one box at a time. Carefully packing the empty boxes away as I went along. I would strategically spread the ornaments out so the tree was neat and even; always making sure to keep the lights off so I could properly space everything. When my kids were old… Read More
No one really talks about what happens after you have children. I mean, what really happens. Sure, the What to Expect books talk about some of it, like: Your child will walk at some point. Your child will sleep at one point. Your child will pick up a Cheerio at some point. Your child could put a Cheerio in their… Read More
I make my kids lunches because their school doesn’t provide hot lunch. I’m okay with this because I didn’t love eating hot lunch. Of course, no one really cared about school lunch nutrition in the 80s. If they did, it was in the form of flat, bland burgers, greasy pizza, chicken nuggets that were semi-warm, and soggy french fries that… Read More