Despite the turbulence of the Rockies, I successfully avoided urinating all over myself. Win! During this debacle I started laughing out loud to myself. Seriously, how many Catholics–or women just desperate to get pregnant–have checked their LH levels at 35,000 feet? … Continue readingGod Writes Straight with Crooked Lines: A Conversion Story
Love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:39) we are told. This is the second greatest commandment. What does loving yourself look like? The answer lies in the first (Matthew 22:37), “love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and … Continue readingLoving Me Through Him
Life weighed heavy on me: the loss of employment and relationships and financial difficulties that go with it; a son’s medical issues and the looming threat of the death of his well-fought-for dream; aging parents with health problems. And within weeks, I would live in … Continue readingWhat I Learned in the Walmart Parking Lot
One of the biggest challenges I have undertaken was forgiving my ex-husband. I think most people who have walked this single parent road can appreciate that. The pain is real. The pain can take many different forms. The pain of rejection and abandonment comes in … Continue readingSaint Makers: Forgiving and Forgiveness
What does it take for you to believe in Jesus? Or what did it take? Was it being knocked over and struck with blindness like St. Paul. Or maybe it was witnessing a miracle. Do miracles even happen any more? I believe they do, if … Continue readingLectio Divina: The Fifth Sunday of Lent (Year A)