Blue Eyes, Blond Curls, and Learning Disabled
How the Lord helped me to become my son's advocate
Getting Your Teenager "Hooked" on Mass
Transforming Sunday morning resistance into excitement
Get Your Kids Outdoors This Summer
A family's best memories can be from hours spent enjoying the lavishness of God's creation.
Summer is the perfect time to turn off the TV and the video games and to reintroduce your family to the great outdoors. Our best family memories are from the hours we have spent enjoying the lavishness of God's love as demonstrated by his creation in nature. Continue »
The Blessing
How a kiss on the cheek evolved into a family ritual.
It's almost impossible to remember just when our family ritual began. It seems as if I've been doing it forever, yet I know there once was a time when a kiss on the cheek had seemed enough. Maybe it would be easier to address the "why" rather than the "when." Just what had prompted me to start this gesture that has now become so much a part of our lives? And who did I think I was, anyway? Continue »
The Pitfalls of Over-Scheduling
Achieving the Right Balance
Swim team practices are at five-thirty in the morning. Piano and violin lessons are squeezed in after school on Thursdays. And if it's Monday afternoon, it must be soccer practice. Family dinners? A thing of the past. CCD instruction? Just another activity in the endless list of "things to do" to somehow fit into the week. Continue »