Plod with God
Posted on April 4, 2019 Leave a Comment
By Kristy Solis
Do you have a child that is obsessed with something? Obsessions are commonplace among children.
Currently, my youngest daughter is obsessed with turtles, in particular sea turtles. It all started this past summer when we visited Sea Life. As a family, we learned about sea turtles and the necessary steps to preserve these turtles through preservation of our toxic environment. Now, my daughter is a walking textbook of facts related to sea turtles. Read More
Getting to Know Their Hearts
Posted on April 2, 2019 Leave a Comment
By Dawn Cusimano
I am always with my kids. You might assume that being with them so much would mean that I know them pretty well, right?
Not always.
Well, I’ve discovered a new way to get to know a little more of what is in their hearts – through journaling. Read More
It’s Lent and I Already Messed Up
Posted on March 31, 2019 1 Comment
By Gaby Smith
On Ash Wednesday, I was determined to make this Lent the best one yet. I decided to give up worrying. Yes, worrying.
So far, it’s been going “ok.”
I told my fiancé that I am giving up worrying for Lent. He thinks it’s a good idea. Read More
No More Giving Up
Posted on March 28, 2019 Leave a Comment
By Stacy LaMorte
I don’t know about any other moms out there, but when I was pregnant with each of my three children, I was tired of hearing about the things I could not have: a glass of wine, sushi, too much salt, too much caffeine, too many calories, the list goes on and on! Read More
Adult Children and Mass
Posted on March 25, 2019 Leave a Comment
By Kim Roberts
My husband and I have raised all of our children in the Catholic faith since birth. They were baptized, received their first Communion and were confirmed in the church.
They attended catholic schools, were members of the CYO, served as altar servers and eucharistic ministers and truly lived their faith every day. Read More
Rejoicing in the Sleeplessness
Posted on March 24, 2019 Leave a Comment
By Ana Borden
A lingering cough had taken over our household. Our youngest sought comfort during the night, us both half asleep, which continued off and on from the midnight hour into dawn. Read More
The Pregnancy After the Miscarriage
Posted on March 21, 2019 2 Comments
By Kristen Bourgeois
After losing my daughter to miscarriage and the subsequent 1 ½-year spent struggling with infertility, my husband and I learned we are expecting.
I was in shock and disbelief even though this has been part of my daily prayer and something we were hoping for. Read More
Renewing Our Sacraments
Posted on March 19, 2019 Leave a Comment
By Sarah McDonald
Our family has been filled with sacramental grace lately! With the birth of our fifth last fall, we witnessed her baptism. Earlier this year, our oldest received the sacrament of reconciliation. Read More
Empathic
Posted on March 17, 2019 Leave a Comment
By Kristy Solis
Are you living life through God’s will? This is my constant prayer – to serve and live my life through God’s will.
Through life’s many uncertainties, I was blessed to be called to serve others in the capacity as a nurse. Read More
Grown Ups Need “Think Time,” Too
Posted on March 14, 2019 Leave a Comment
By Stacy Lamont
“Go take some think time.”
I don’t know how many times I said this to my children when they were very little. Why is it that sometimes we fail to practice what we preach as parents?
I could really use a “think time” myself, sometimes, couldn’t you? Read More
Paused in Prayer
Posted on March 12, 2019 Leave a Comment
By Greg Zambrano
Finding the time or honestly, even the desire to pray is at times hard to come by. We are sometimes caught up with life demands, and we may find it difficult to get prayer started and going. Read More
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