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What is motherhood?
Posted on May 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
By Christine Bordelon Today being Mother’s Day has me thinking a lot about the sacrifices that women make when they become mothers. I don’t think most of us considered what being a mom entails when we first got married. I know I didn’t. I am the oldest of five children, and I can tell you […]
Realizing a new stage of life
Posted on August 11, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Christine Bordelon The other day, my son called from out of town to say hi and talk about his daughter – my granddaughter – starting eighth grade in high school. Does she have everything she needs? Could I pick up pre-ordered shirts and her sweatshirt? It got me contemplating this stage of my life […]
Adoration
Posted on August 5, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Christine Bordelon For about three years now, I have been a weekly adorer at my parish’s adoration chapel. Before I committed to a regular schedule, I would go to adoration occasionally when I felt a strong need just to be calmed in God’s presence. My first few times, I dropped in the chapel during […]
Losing a pet
Posted on August 25, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Christine Bordelon I know pet lovers out there understand the difficulty of losing a beloved animal as we did recently when our 16-year-old Maltese Chloe died. The only pet I had growing up was a parakeet, Pretty Pete, but, I’ve always loved them as did my husband had multiple pets as a kid. When […]
Savor Your Grandchildren
Posted on November 11, 2018 Leave a Comment
By Christine Bordelon There’s nothing sweeter in the morning than being woken up by your 9-year-old grandchild singing and telling you she made breakfast for both of us. She has learned, from being “my little cooking helper,” how to toast a waffle, make hot tea with lemon and chocolate milk all on her own. That’s […]
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