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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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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Answering the call....

Music has always spoken into my life at the hardest and toughest of times. It's helped me calm my fears. It's spoken Truth into uncertainty. I've driven with my radio blasting, and my hair blowing in the wind...rapping and dancing....

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Supergirls and halos...sign me up!

As the mom of four girls, I want them to dream big. Not just…I want to one day be the President big…..but…I want to change the world big… I want to bring others to know Christ in whatever way God...

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Thanks...giving. Let's be thankful.....

As I sit here on my couch smelling my turkey cooking, and watching the Macy's Day parade in my pajamas, I have so much to be thankful for.... Thank you Lord for another day to love my husband, and share...

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Feast of St. Teresa- quotes to live by.....

Tomorrow marks the feast day of a wonderful saint in our church....St. Teresa of Calcutta. I will never forget the first time I saw this little woman on TV. I remember the news reporter discussing how this little woman was...

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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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Women need other women.....

  Last weekend, I had the privilege of reuniting with about 13 girlfriends from my college Alma Mater, Franciscan University. This reunion had been in the works for several months and I was counting down the days. These ladies were...

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