Tomorrow is my 39th birthday. It will be the first day of the rest of my thirties. Usually by now I have thought about everything I’ve been through in the last year and reflected on where I was last birthday and where I plan to go from here. I haven’t done that this year, until this morning. I am infamous for planning my own birthday parties, which I did this year for the first time in a long time.... Read more
I have a lot of opinions on politics which is not really surprising to anyone who knows me or reads my Facebook or Twitter updates, which is why this morning I couldn’t pull myself away from my computer screen as the news of Trump’s Chicago rally came rolling in. As I watched footage from the chaos, I recognized something. My anger. It was like seeing that old friend from long ago who you went to jail with and decided you... Read more
I am typing this after fighting with the food-stamp office for the last 3 1/2 hours. Currently I am sitting at my computer trying to get my income tax paperwork to them for the 15th time. I have mentioned before that I grew up poor. I come from a long line of generational poverty and I dropped out of school in the 10th grade. Every bit of education that I do have comes from life and being Catholic. A lot... Read more
There has been so much talk lately about the death of the American dream or even if the American dream is a good thing or not. I have to admit that election years bring out the worst in me for sure. I feel panic and helpless. I have lived in poverty most of my life which makes it very real to me when people talk about “the poor”. I have been part of the “the poor” and just a few... Read more
The Real O’Neals is a show on ABC about an Irish Catholic family that is kind of a mess. I have read all over Catholic social media about how this show mocks the Catholic faith and how it’s offensive. I watched the pilot episode and wasn’t offended but I thought maybe I had missed something so I watched both episodes this past week. I’m still not offended. First, I don’t understand the idea of being offended by a show... Read more
I am taking a Called and Gifted class at my parish on Thursday nights which is a part of our Jesus is Lord/Adult Faith Formation course. I wanted to take this class for many reasons but mostly, I am having a faith crisis. I am extremely angry at God at the moment and I am exhausted spiritually. I felt that taking this class would help feed my spiritual life. I have been going to this classes for about 5 weeks... Read more
There is a hidden issue in the debate about illegal immigration. A lot of good people are either unaware of it or ignore, but it is real. There is a really thread of racism against Latinos/Mexicans/Hispanics when it comes up. As long as I can remember, I have been able to see it. I am a Hispanic who has lived in Texas my entire life, I have seen it in my family and been the target of it. Now Drumpf is... Read more
I am over at Aleteia talking about my binge watching of Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder. I began watching them during Christmas break and I have learned a lot. I am also watching another great political show that I’ll write about soon. I wrote about Scandal after the airing of the abortion scene with Silent Night playing in the background and then decided that it would be a great idea for me to know what the character’s deal was... Read more
Follow my blog with Bloglovin On Monday Febuary 29, 2016 at 8pm est on National Geographic Channel a documentary about Noble Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai will premiere globally commercial free. I watched He Named Me Malala with my husband and two of my kids: my 17 year old son and 14 year old daughter. This documentary is amazing. It is so very well done. It follows the story of Malala and her family and shows the devastation of... Read more
I went to a Baptist Church on my own from the age of 8 until I was 14. I began by going to Vacation Bible School with a family friend and then before I knew it, I was walking there by myself every Sunday and Wednesday. I met my husband there, we had our first kiss on the steps of that church and we made up in the baptismal font which I had been baptized in (twice, but they weren’t... Read more
Through Broken Roses
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