1. I haven’t really ever considered how different writing for Patheos is from just writing on my own little unknown blog. People who read my writing when I first started blogging knew what my posts were going to be like since my blog’s name was Ramblings of a Crazy Face. I changed that name when I came over to Patheos and I guess that means that now people expect me to make “cogent arguments”. Well, I hate to break it... Read more
I have written over and over how important it is to not let snark take over the way we communicate as writers and/or speakers and right at this moment I am having remember that and not let my snark take over. I am the kind of person that defends those who I love. I will defend them to the death without even blinking an eye. It’s how I roll. I have been distracted during the Pope’s visit to Mexico because... Read more
I am a born and bred Texan Hispanic aka Tejano. My grandfather was born in San Saba county Texas in 1900 and his mother was a Native American Indian from that area who didn’t ever cross the Rio Grande, yet at some point they were considered “Mexicans” because they spoke Spanish and lived in Hidalgo Co. The reason that my great-grandmother and her husband spoke Spanish was because he came from Spain and had migrated here from Spain through Louisiana,... Read more
When I was 14 I had already been through things that some adults will never have to face. Right before my 14th birthday my boyfriend and I had made plans to have sex for the first time. My boyfriend at the time is now my husband and neither one of us can really remember how it all came about or how it fell apart except for bits and pieces, but it did fall apart. For years I’ve been wondering... Read more
1. Well, it’s 3pm and I’ve been trying to write this post since 8am, that should give you an idea of how excited I am today! Why? Because my second grand-baby is being born today! YEY!! I’m so excited. I love being a grandmother. My first grand-baby, Aaliyah, is the love of my life. I love her so much. She puts me in a good mood no matter what else is going on in the world. She is 2 1/2... Read more
Tomorrow is Ask Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. I don’t know if you have heard or not, but I suck at Lent. I mean, really suck at it. I am just keepin’ it real here, I feel like my entire past 3 years has been one long Lent so at this point it would be much more of a sacrifice to have 40 days of not having a crisis pop up. I have my reading materials ready. A few really... Read more
It is very difficult to find help when you are poor. Sure it seems like there are a lot of programs out there to help with all kinds of things but the thing that most poor people know is that it’s a gamble to see if any of them will actually help you. You can go in to a place and tell them that you are in the exact situation that they say their program is for, they hand you tons... Read more
The central point of Christianity is the Resurrection of Jesus after His death on the Cross. Everything else is either before or after of the story, but in the center is the fact that Jesus conquered sin and death to open the doors to Heaven for those of us who choose, by our own free will, to follow Him. There comes a point in every Christian’s life where we ask ourselves if we really believe that He rose. I remember... Read more
Last night my husband and I sat in our room after dinner. He was in his chair working on his laptop and I was in bed reading a book. I felt a nudge to look up and when I did I saw my husband, the man that I love more than words the way that his mother looked at him. My husband had the most loving mother. She was everything that I could have ever wished for in a mom.... Read more
The first time I actually realized I had an anger issue was about a year ago while attending a retreat. A deacon (now priest) prayed over me and told me that he sensed that I was holding on to grudges. I went straight to confession after that revelation because it made sense. I am an angry person and have acted out of anger in ways that hurt the people around me. Not to mention that I can hold a grudge... Read more
Through Broken Roses
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