An easy, Easter trifle - Let your kiddos present Easter dessert this year! The cutest, easiest trifle you ever did see! Years ago, when we lived in Scottsdale, we made an Easter trifle for dessert. I had seen the chocolate carrots at World Market and thought this...
In October of 2024, Brian, Riley, and I took in the sights of Montana. I had never been there before and now I will tell everyone and anyone that they should visit. It is one of the most beautiful, expansive, friendly places I've ever been. . Fall had just begun...
I can be really good about racing ahead into the next thing. I like to get all the boxes checked and watch items fall off my to-do list. But as I get older, I realize when I do that, I miss the good stuff. I miss seeing all of the times He showed up in ways I didn't...
I signed up to make cookies for the PTA teacher cookie exchange. I was feeling festive and joyful, and in a moment of holiday delusion, I said 'yes' to adding another thing to the final week of Advent and the weekend of Sebastian's first communion. Alas, myself...
Join me as I talk with Rob Kaczmark, CEO at Spirit Juice Studios, about Saint Joseph! Rob had so many mic drop moments during this interview. I know you will feel encouraged and inspired! About Rob Kaczmark: As the co-founder and CEO of Spirit Juice Studios, an...
At the beginning of the year, I quietly told God that I would really like to be published this year. Of course I had a book I've been working on in mind - about our dear Saint Dymphna. In March, on my birthday, I was assigned an editor at a major publisher and we...
Brian and I celebrated 25 years of marriage this summer. Have you ever approached a special date and you just weren't sure how to really celebrate it? Do you plan a weekend just for you? Do you invite your community to celebrate with you? Do you celebrate with family?...
Sometimes, I like to wander. Most of the time, I prefer to drag someone along with me, with a convincing soliloquy about how much they will adore, said wandering. Ever so often, my desire to see the beauty outweighs my fear of being alone with my own thoughts. I feel...
Ever so often I read an article about the state of the world - doomsday, fear, and basic complete destruction with a side of hopelessness. I'm here to share a little light and a lot of cuteness. Every year, our church holds an All Saints Day Trunk or Treat. Sebastian...
Mary Alice loves to hear stories about "when she was little" at bedtime. So, here we go again - my best efforts at writing down memories for these amazing children. We have amazing neighbors that live across the cul-de-sac from us. Mandy is also a photographer, so...
Have you ever let go of something, maybe a beautiful dream, because the Lord prompted you to? Then, after you let go, you found reasons and ways that you could still do it with your own strength, so you snatched it back up and told yourself that the timing was right...
In my never ending love for garden analogies, I see the little tiny roots taking shape - finding water and hope in ways we don't see. Thursday was a good day. An unusually good day. I think it was Katie McGrady who said earlier that her "Lent was very Lent-y" this...
Choosing my word of the year this year proved harder than in years past. Do your words come easily? Do you know before the calendar even turns to January? I don't. I'm usually well into the first month before I truly have peace about letting Him choose my word of the...
Tonight we attended Mass at the church in Lake Jackson, where the Lord showed me my word of the year for 2022. The scaffolding is gone and the antennae tower stands tall outside of the window. I smiled when I realized what I was looking for outside of the window. It...
It was almost a year ago, now. She hid the dress in her closet so everyone would be surprised. The year before, Brian had hurt his knee (we found out it was actually broken), but he took her to the dance with crutches and a smile. This year, she was ready to dance the...
“We were together. I forget the rest.” ― Walt Whitman Did I tell you that I want to New York?! Julia lived there last year as she served as a Seton Teaching Fellow, so Mary Alice and I took a girl's trip! We filled the weekend with wandering and amazing food - you...
He is sitting across the table from me. He is organizing baseball cards with a binder and I'm sitting behind a computer screen. When we returned from the pilgrimage, I would have smiled and looked you in the eyes and told you that it was a beautiful trip but that...
Our last night in Belgium 🇧🇪 How do you write the ending when you have a feeling it is just the beginning? We ate dinner on the square. We watched the fountain come on and the sun begin to set. As I was talking pictures of Riley playing in the fountain, Brian smiled...
Monday morning we woke up ready for a full day of nothing. We left the day open to wander aimlessly in Geel and learn everything we could about this incredible place. Did you know they are world famous for their community approach to mental health? We wandered to St....
A little over a year ago, I finished a historical fiction book called ‘The Kings Prey’ about Saint Dymphna. I wanted so badly to know more about this martyr whose love for Jesus changed an entire city and their approach to mental health. On our walk there, I took a...
Traveling with these wonderful guys has been so much fun. They’ve been patient as I took pictures, they’ve been thoughtful as I’ve stepped and pulled my way into trains (why, oh why are the steps as high as my shoulders on some trains?!), and they’ve cheered me on as...