2015-03-12T16:51:43-07:00

As you read this, I’m driving home from my Thanksgiving vacation. Even though I’m pre-posting this on Tuesday night, I already know that when Sunday morning rolls around I am bound to be cranky. I’ll have said goodbye to my precious son Eric and shipped him back off to college, and Adam, Greg and I will have a seven hour drive ahead of us. The party will be over, and there will be work waiting for me when I get... Read more

2015-03-12T16:51:44-07:00

A note from Lisa: Here’s another archived piece — I hope you’re enjoying a relaxing weekend! LMH Last weekend, I witnessed an amazing display of evangelization in action. Greg, Eric and I were each spending time in our own favorite corners of Barnes and Noble.  I was standing in front of the parenting section, looking at books about raising teens.  Next to me stood a lovely young couple who were deeply engrossed in a book about breastfeeding.  The wife was... Read more

2015-03-12T16:51:44-07:00

A note from Lisa: As you read this, I’m vacationing with family and taking a few days offline. Here’s a post from my archives I thought you might enjoy. LMH Last night found our quartet huddled around sushi and soda at a San Francisco area jazz club.  Since all three of my guys are musicians, this was their equivalent to many families’ outings to a major league ballpark – a chance to see the pros doing what they love to... Read more

2015-03-12T16:51:44-07:00

For 424 days and counting, my friend @MattSwaim has been starting his social media days with a “#gratefultweet“. His first online communication of the day over at Twitter states — in 140 characters or less — something for which he is grateful. Sometimes the blessings are simple, other times more profound. Regardless, they never cease to inspire and always remind me to count my own blessings too. Somewhere around Matt’s day 30, I jumped into the #gratefultweet fray. For over... Read more

2015-03-12T16:51:45-07:00

Thanksgiving is truly one of my favorite holidays. I really owe these good feelings to my own parents, who set an early example for their five kids on how to do it right. Somehow in their division of marital labor agreement, my mom and dad decided that Thanksgiving was Daddy’s domain. So while he and the kids rose early to chop veggies and bake pies and stuff the turkey, Mom took to the couch for a day of relaxation. When... Read more

2015-03-12T16:51:45-07:00

It’s funny, so often when you think you’re out to “help someone”, you typically find yourself on the receiving end of true grace. This happened to me on Saturday evening when I had the good fortune to attend the annual fundraiser for our diocesan television station, KNXT. Since I sit on the Board of Directors for the station, I was privy to many of the planning details for the event. The organizing team’s decision to honor two local community activists... Read more

2015-03-12T16:51:46-07:00

Today I had an object lesson in readiness that has me pondering the “bigger picture” conveyed in today’s Gospel message from Mark’s 13th chapter, where we read:  “But of that day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” My little lesson happened along a rural road on the outskirts of Fresno. Our son Adam has a friend visiting from out of town, so after Mass this morning, Greg and I... Read more

2015-03-12T16:51:46-07:00

Today is one of my least favorite kinds of days. It’s a wake up early and do housework day, with just a touch of blogging thrown in here for good measure. We’re welcoming a special guest this weekend, so my gravely-neglected home needs a lot of TLC. I’ll admit it. I’m a domestic failure. My poor husband will eat a combo of microwave popcorn and frozen veggies for dinner and my son is an expert at ironing, mainly out of... Read more

2015-03-12T16:51:46-07:00

Today was going along just fine — productive, happy, and relatively stress free — until a certain email crossed my desk. The name and subject of the email will be withheld so that hopefully I can forget this dialogue ever happened. Suffice it to say, I read the initial email which was a request for action. I held it in my inbox, not responding as I was working on other items, and soon received a second email. The second email... Read more

2015-03-12T16:51:47-07:00

It’s 6:51 am in Fresno, California, dawn barely cresting and I’ve already had what feels like a full day of productive social networking. To bring you up to date on a few trending items: #TweetingBishops – They seemed to really pick up the pace this week in Baltimore, adding several new actively tweeting spiritual shepherds to the ranks! Find my Twitter List of “Bishops Who Tweet” here. And if I’ve missed someone, by all means, please let me know! #FundingFriday... Read more

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