The Great Race

Tuesday and Wednesday mornings are quite the experience, not so much for me as for those watching me. Really, they are not looking at me so much as they are looking at my three-year-old twin nephews.
What’s so interesting? At… Read More

What This Nation Needs is More Fairy Tales

What this nation needs is more fairy tales
What this great nation needs to remain great is to read more fairy tales. Let me explain. I was reading The Mysteries of Life in Children’s Literature (Neumann Press, 2000) by Mitchell… Read More

Our Gift to Them

It was incredible! There were 50-60 priests filing out of church, two by two, walking past me as they went to the room to remove their vestments. It was the end of an extraordinary first mass of a newly ordained… Read More

Who Says the Blessed Mother Doesn’t Take Care?

Menacing clouds blackened the sky as the temperature dropped and furious winds picked up. Thunder rumbled, lightning flashed, and torrential rains began to pour. For most people in the tiny, rural, Wisconsin community of Sherman, it meant more rain. But… Read More

The Key to Homeschool Success

This past weekend our homeschool group held its biennial Catholic Homeschool Conference. I gave a talk titled, “Getting Started: Jump Start Your Homeschool to a Slam Bang Success with Practical Tips, Helpful Resources, and Timely Advice.” A real mouthful! We… Read More

Mercy for the Asking

When something happens three or more times in my life, I know it’s God saying, “Wake up!” He might not hit me over the head literally, but He knows if He wants to catch my attention He will have to… Read More

Turning Darkness into Light

Because of health issues, I walk almost every day. As long as the weather is fine, I am out walking the same circuit of blocks. I walk the same path because this route offers the maximum amount of sunlight. Since… Read More

Lenten Hair Cuts

My son needed his hair cut. His eight-year-old sister even commented that his eyes are in his hair. No, sweetie, his hair is in his eyes. Haircutting in our house means we all watch a movie while the “victim,” perched… Read More

Sex Education Planned Parenthood Style

It was a lovely September afternoon, the sky blue, the sun shining, and a light balmy breeze. My children and I drove to the park to wait while my son finished his violin lesson. We spotted a picnic bench nearby… Read More

“Perfect” is “Going to Church”

Like so many families during the holidays, my family (as in adult brothers and sisters along with their spouses and children) gathered together.
After a wonderful meal, someone pulled out a popular card game called Apples to Apples. The object… Read More

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