A cradle Catholic, I chose the topic of abortion as a high school English class assignment. Feeling bold and confident, I remember standing at the front of the class, […]
There’s a little garden beside my front walkway dedicated to St. Joseph. Matthew’s rose bush blooms within it as well as the Hostas and Day Lilies that were transplanted […]
About an hour into my morning, just before my second cup of decaf, I was confronted with a life and death situation. The youngest of our new hatch-lings appeared weak […]
The current controversy over the US government’s mandate with regards to women’s healthcare has shone a light on the Catholic Church and her teachings. Considering how many people, both inside […]
I struggle from time to time with depression. Sometimes there are triggers like lack of good sleep or hormonal shifts that stir-up those feelings of sadness and malaise. At other […]
Childhood sweethearts, my husband and I married for the first time at Sts. Peter and Paul Russian OrthodoxChurch. After the beautiful, two hour long Liturgy complete with crowns and […]
“How are you feeling today?” reads the text message that’s just come in. Contemplating the nearly unabated nausea that began shortly after I opened my eyes to the morning’s light, […]
My husband can attest to the fact that I haven’t a single green appendage (aka green thumb); however, I’ve planted rose bushes at every house we’ve shared. Planting them was […]
We were thrilled when my fertility charts unveiled the blessing of a new baby. One of the joys of charting is that we are in tune with our mutual fertility. […]
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