Inspiration

Recently, I have focused on exhorting my children that undertaking such and such an act — ranging from a menial chore like putting away washed dishes on the drying rack, or something more thoughtful such as bringing big brother a cup of ice cold water, or [...]

It is a hard thing to let go sometimes.  I find it hard to let go of souvenirs — perhaps because my memory is so poor for events of distant past that I don’t want to forget so I hold onto reminders — whether a piece [...]

How I love this Feast Day!  Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, or The Little Flower, holds a very special place in my heart and in our lives because the lesson that she embraced throughout her life and which [...]

Excerpt from a Journal Entry: Beautiful moment yesterday — when we were at Coronado Beach and had only another 20 minutes or so before packing up to go home.  I was comfortably seated in my beach chair, enjoying reading my book, On a Mission, by Patrick [...]

Some days go by like a whirlwind, filled with many moments of contentment and joy; others have a more measured tempo, with periods of emotional ups and downs; still others are slow-moving because they are weighed down with the heaviness of sickness, hardship or conflict among [...]