Welcome to our blog - we are the Bessette family: Jackie, Shannon and Oliver! An extraordinary life is created from all of the ordinary moments....and here in our little corner of the internet you can follow our extraordinarily ordinary!
Dear Shannon, Potty training. You have been doing this pretty good since before Christmas. But our life is very full, we are on the road a lot, I have a ton of my own stuff around germs, mixed with the advice I chose to follow: “don’t bother until 3”- so we waited. But over the … More Dear Shannon, No But Thank You for Asking
When I started to learn about bloggging a Mommy blogger talked about how she wanted so badly to have a place to write out her experiences as a mom right in this moment, because she wishes she could hear her mom’s voice from specific moments. Every family and every individual has a set of stories … More Mother’s Day 2023
Happy Feast Day for Our Lady of Fatima! We know God is into the details and I do not think there is any coincidence that today’s feast day falls on the day before Mother’s Day this year. Ya’ll we are in the trenches right now and mothers are being called to fight the battles. The … More The Final Battle will be for Marriage and the Family
It was the first Lenten Season and the first spring for 3 years that felt a sense of “this is normal”. The fresh smells, the signs of new life, and the dawn of days that would stretch longer into the evening didn’t come with pangs of hurtful memories. One of my favorite things in life … More Easter: The Win We Never Expected
“A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” John 4:7 Despite where life has led us – because of circumstances we caused, circumstances we were effected by do to others, or circumstances completely out of our control – Jesus understands what the reality of these circumstances truly … More Sunday Reflection: March 12, 2023
“And then I can get life back on track.” If there is a sentence I have said more often since 35, I would love to know it. This one-liner and its sentiments have been my perspective since fall 2019. In my memory there are distinct moments that I know I said this about health, relationships, … More 38
Second Sunday of Lent: “When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate and were very much afraid. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Rise, and do not be afraid.” Matthew 17:8-9 We all envision how our life will go and then, as they say, “life happens.” We know how we want our life to … More Sunday Reflection: March 6, 2023
We are starting to see signs of spring. The days are a bit warmer, the sun is sticking around a little bit longer, and there is that freshness to the air. This is the time of year when Lent is underway, I celebrate my birthday and often the start of a new season: so something … More Shannie’s Mom
First Sunday of Lent: “At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.” Matthew 4:1 God promised that he would be with us, not that life will be easy. This promise comes even for his own son who became fully human. So often prayer and faith … More Sunday Reflection: February 26, 2023
Count us among the many that sick derailed our week 🙋🏻♀️! This is last week’s reflection, but I have not attended mass yet this week, so we are counting it as “last call”: Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time: “Again you have heard that it was said to your ancestors, Do not take a false oath, … More Sunday Reflection: February 12, 2023
Have A Little Faith in We 