Looking back at summer goals for 2014

I found this post in my “drafts” section but felt it would really benefit young moms so I edited it and am sharing it today. “MOM!!! I’m bored!!! I have nothing to do!!!” Seriously???!!!! Cause…I’m finally relaxed…. There is no…

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The greatest gift I ever gave my children….

The greatest gift I ever gave my children came from the deepest wound I had as a child. I want to clarify that I have spent many years of my adult life working through my personal story, and learning about…

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An Invitation to Return to Blogging….

Welcome to my “soon to be”, “new and improved” blogging home. I’m so excited. I feel like I’m one of those singers who just jumped off the stage into the awaiting arms of her biggest fans. Yes…totally body surfing through…

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When Parents give unconditionally….

The first time I looked at my oldest daughter, I was so overwhelmed. I didn’t think I could love a person more than I loved my husband and yet here was this tiny human that we had made.  The first…

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The gift of friendship…

I love when I find an old blog post in my “drafts” section that just NEEDS to be published….life gets busy and sometimes posts don’t get finished….so…here it is….. The gift of friendship… Priceless…. Inexpensive…. Today our family got to…

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Perfect marriages don’t exist….

16 years of marriage!!!!! I tell you….I love my marriage.   To say that I married my best friend would be accurate. I was reading this beautiful post that my husband wrote about me on facebook, when he stated: “Happy…

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Saved by grace….

Grace. It was my word of the year. I had no idea what it meant. Was I going to get an abundance of grace this year, Lord? Was I going to need a lot of grace to get through this…

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Embracing silence….

Every lent I feel like God works on a different part of my spiritual walk. This year was no different. Not that my Lenten seasons before were not fruitful or productive but I felt that God was honoring my desire…

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First Confession/Penance…making it meaningful

Next week my fourth child, Mini Me,  will make her First Penance. Other than her First Communion, this is the second best part of 2018 for her. I will confess that this same child has already tried several times to…

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St. Francis De Sales…words to live by

When I was traveling abroad as a college student, I went on a trip to Ars, France. As I learned about the Cure of Ars, St. John Vianney, I was startled by a quote from this amazing priest.  It was…

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