Our Family May Be a Circus, but We Aren’t Freaks.

| July 25, 2005

Not too long ago, Joel and I were at Wal-Mart with our usual cartful of family-sized groceries. When we got to the front of the line, nobody was behind us. As we placed our items on the conveyer belt, the clerk chatted with us, with a friendly smile. Then a young couple lined up behind […]

A Larger Catholic Blogosphere

| July 24, 2005

It seems the Catholic Blogosphere is growing… around the waist. Guess which blogger is about to increase his family size and his wife’s waistline?

St. Anthony the Wise…

| July 18, 2005

… elbow. I’m still chuckling over what happened yesterday morning as we were getting ready for Mass. I had my handy-dandy-never-wrinkle dress, but desperately needed the slip to go with it. It wasn’t where I thought I remembered putting it, so I asked St. Anthony to help me find it. He’s helped me on numerous […]

Just Because I Like Brie?

| July 15, 2005

They didn’t list any genuine cheeses made in America. So that makes me only You Are 71% American Most times you are proud to be an American.Though sometimes the good ole US of A makes you cringeStill, you know there’s no place better suited to be your home.You love your freedom and no one’s going […]

One Wedding and a Funeral

| July 11, 2005

Last week, my husband and I went to the funeral of our next door neighbor, Mrs. Rhoads. She was a very kind lady of 91, who had worked out three times a week at the health club, and never complained. To give you an idea of the sort of woman she was, about two months […]

The Oprah Is Displeased

| July 6, 2005

Poor Oprah has been the victim of a hate crime. Her recovery after this disheartening occurrance will naturally be very slow, and of course she will use the event to help in her crusade to inform and educate the public. Clearly her motive is the good of the public, not publicity or a program topic […]

Whine Not

| July 5, 2005

Read this. If you are down on yourself, study it. If you are really hurting, bookmark it and read it again tomorrow. And if you think you can’t change things, make it your start page. Sometimes I think that demon he mentions is a real demon, a voice that talks so loud it interferes with […]