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Black & White with Touches of Red Over 14 Years

July 17, 2024

July 17, 2010 our wedding day with the colors so carefully selected: black and white with touches of red. And at 14 years that has turned out to be just right. Black: Cystic Fibrosis, Advanced Lung Disease, Pain Medication Dependency, Career Balancing, Infertility, Family Relations, Denied for Adoption, Transplant Rejection, Financial Challenges from Medical Complications… … More Black & White with Touches of Red Over 14 Years

July: God Can Use It All

July 5, 2024

As we enter July I am in awe of how this year has unfolded. At the start, I did not know the plans, did not anticipate some of the shifts, and could not see how questions were going to form into answers. And yet we have a new chapter underway, changes in approaches taking shape, … More July: God Can Use It All

Divine Mercy is Here for The Taking

April 16, 2024

Did you know there can be jealousy in failed dreams? Have you ever experienced envy for the way someone else misfortune is playing out? How about in the midst of your own? That was reality for myself and following the story of Jessica Hanna, “Blessed by Cancer”. And as the Catholic community mourns the loss … More Divine Mercy is Here for The Taking

Dear God, It’s Me – Jackie

March 20, 2024

Dear God, Thank you for the most beautiful gift I received this March 8- another trip around the sun. Lately the message that we each are created so incredibly unique and for this very moment in time that we find ourselves has found me often. So as I welcome 39 it seems extremely fitting to … More Dear God, It’s Me – Jackie

Driving through the Decades

March 3, 2024

A very distinct childhood memory is of driving home all together in the family car, in the evenings, listening to 97.1 soft rock from 70s, 80s, 90s and today. It is so vivid I can close my eyes and get back there instantly. Some of us asleep, but I was always leaning on the window … More Driving through the Decades

First Sunday if Lent: February 18, 2024

February 22, 2024

“The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.” Mark 1:12✝️ Battling it out with temptation…. Being alone… facing uncertainty and despair may seem odd coming from God, but the truth is it … More First Sunday if Lent: February 18, 2024

Two Truths Can Exist at the Same Time

February 18, 2024

Two things can be true at the same time. A life lesson we all seem to learn at some point or maybe you are more like me and need to learn it over and over again? Over the last 4 years it has been a truth that has followed me a lot. In fact I … More Two Truths Can Exist at the Same Time

2024: Gentle

January 31, 2024

Good or bad…. Good or bad…. This is the filter through which I viewed my world. From the big things: was that reaction to my daughter or compromised husband – good or bad? To the little details of the day: extra cup of coffee- good or bad? When I say everything, I mean everything. Towards … More 2024: Gentle

#BessetteDaily

December 11, 2023

I snapped the below picture last week on a walk. It was so pretty and also reminded me all the different seasons I walked this neighborhood path. This view has been seen in spring, summer, fall and winter… and also with a newborn, with my parents, with my sister and her little baby (who is … More #BessetteDaily

Do I love you when you’re good or when you’re bad?

November 19, 2023

This summer I learned an incredibly helpful parenting tool from Jami Nato. When your kids are in a calm and peaceful place, ask them “when do I love you? When you’re good or when you’re bad?” And my guess is most kiddos will respond “when I am good?” That seems like the right answer, but … More Do I love you when you’re good or when you’re bad?

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