Friends, Tomorrow we leave for our Italian adventure. Please pray for a safe journey for us, and know we are praying for all of you in the Eternal City! Look forward to photos and moving reflections (I can’t promise they’ll be written by me!) upon our return. God bless and keep you all! Read more
I heard a song the other day on the radio, and it was so good, so good, I had to stop everything just to listen to it. It’s one of the most beautifully written songs I’ve heard in so very long. It’s all about authenticity. Being real with God and with each other. It’s ok to not be perfect. It’s ok to not have it all figured out. It’s ok to turn to God and ask “why me?” or “why... Read more
** 1 ** This afternoon, as I eat my lemon pepper fish lean cuisine while looking out my dining room window at the dreary afternoon, I take joy in the knowledge that one week from right now, I will most likely be eating my picnic lunch of fresh artichokes and other antipasti in a sunny open-air piazza IN ROME!!!! That’s right friends, somewhere in the midst of baby fever, packing boxes, carpet shenanigans, and life in general…I forgot to mention... Read more
I’ve been avoiding writing a post on this topic, because I don’t particularly like confrontation, and for some reason this is an issue which seems to spark very intense reactions in people. The issue I’m talking about is immigration reform. So, by way of a disclaimer: You might not agree with me, and since I am presenting the position of the Bishops’, what I really mean is that you may not agree with them. I hope we can talk about... Read more
from one of my favorite icons, and not just for her style! “For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” “I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the... Read more
I think any woman, any couple, that is experiencing sub-fertility knows that from time to time you’ll get comments from people who love you, but who say something that makes you cringe, either inward or outward. I’m not beating up on anyone, but just letting people know how comments can be taken and what’s actually helpful as opposed to perceived to be helpful. I’ve also got an update from my meeting with Dr. M on NaPro. Well-meaning people who have... Read more
The ENDOW class I’m facilitating is nearly finished (where did the time go??) and in chapter 6 of the class on JPII’s Letter to Women the elusive “feminine genius” is introduced. So what is the Feminine Genius? Does it mean that women are really, really smart? What’s all this genius stuff about anyway? As you might have guessed, the word genius has many connotations. In the sense that John Paul II uses it, it expresses and essential nature or spirit.... Read more
I know it’s not news anymore, but there is another scandal in our Church. I’m not writing this post to defend the Church. I’d like to share a little, then what I have read that has helped me begin to understand what’s happened. In 2002, when the scandals broke here in the US, I was an arrogant, self-absorbed 18 year old (as most 18 year olds are), so I didn’t get it. I didn’t even stop my inner dialogue of... Read more
Here are a few songs and videos I love and which might provide some food for meditation this Triduum and Easter! If there are any I missed that you love, let me know! Holy Thursday: Good Friday: Easter: Enjoy and Happy Easter! Read more
Hello Friends! Thank you for the well-wishes for my trip to Baltimore. I had such a wonderful time with Kristin, and I’m hoping to devote a whole post to the amazing things that the Church she works for is doing to bring back lapsed Catholics and glorify God! Meanwhile, it’s Holy Week! Woah, when did that happen? The Triduum starts tomorrow, so I thought I’d post some of the plans that the fumbles household has been making for the celebration:... Read more
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