Prioritizing for Peace

In prior columns, I’ve explored the ideas of a morning offering and of time set aside to listen and hear God. Now, for the “plan” part of the plan for a peaceful home.
We begin by offering the day to… Read More

Daily Meditations

Last time, we took a look at the difference a morning offering can make in the effort to bring peace to our homes and our hearts. When we offer the day to God, His grace is sufficient for whatever the… Read More

Plan for a Peaceful Home

St. Josemaría Escrivá calls it the “heroic moment” — that space between sleep and waking when we assent with our entire beings to overcome the creature comforts of slumber and cozy bedding and instead rise to face the morning.
The… Read More

He Hangs the Moon

A few months ago, Mary Beth read Karoline a story about the moon. Karoline, who is 2, was enchanted. Not long after the covers of the book closed, she declared, “I want the moon.” She was very matter of fact… Read More

After the Nativity

During the Christmas season, it’s so easy to imagine Jesus as a baby. From there, we can imagine Mary, a young mother who assented to God’s holy will and held the baby so tenderly in the stable cave. Then, almost… Read More

Advent Respite

Before I even opened my eyes this morning, I crossed things off my list: Christmas cards addressed and mailed; gifts mailed; local gifts purchased; St. Nicholas Day festivities finished; the feast of the Immaculate Conception Mass, teatime and craft; Our… Read More

Advent Prayer

I am told by kind readers that it’s been quite awhile since I last wrote. In all honesty, time has stood still in my life. The baby we expected in December was born in October. Her birth was traumatic and… Read More

We Can Do This

Once upon a time, about 16 years ago, when I first contemplated writing a regular column, I worried that I’d run out of things about which to write. A seasoned columnist told me that once a person starts writing, she… Read More

Rose Petals

We’re having a bit of an issue with chores around here lately. Our days are really long and my pregnant self is pretty tired when I go upstairs to give the little ones baths and put them to bed. So,… Read More

A Not-So-Simple Life

I’ve noticed a trend lately, as I sit in waiting rooms of various medical offices with various children. There is a quest out there for simplicity. According to magazine covers, we want simple meals and simply cleaned homes. We want… Read More

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