Thirty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time: “The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbled himself will be exalted.” Matthew 23:12 ✝️ The Lord’s ways are not ours and so this world that finds humility, obedience, and a heart of service undesirable is suffering death by despair. Without … More Sunday Reflection: November 5, 2023
This school year Shannon is a “yellow jacket”: in a class for 3-4 year olds. And it is the first time it’s actually feeling a lot like school and not just daycare. The core group of kids she has been with since the 17 month class were divided up between two classes and this has … More 2023-2024 School Year & Bible Quote
Dear Danny, 13 years ago on this date we said “I do” and I can say with absolute certainty I didn’t picture celebrating this date in the future in the way life has gone at all. But the truth is, it is what Cystic Fibrosis does. A CF veteran mom told me once “they just … More July 17, 2023: 13 Years
Recently I posed a question to myself: “why are the exact things that used to propel me forward or motivate me to keep going the very things that are destroying me?” If you can’t tell raw honesty was what I was looking for in this reflective moment. I am not destroyed, but that is what … More Pivot to the Truth
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
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
