Last Friday, I brought a group of twenty teens and adults to the 2017 March for Life. We joined hundreds of thousands of other pro-life Americans who for the first time in years, maybe the first time in their lifetime, … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2017
The Ever-Changing Life of Prayer
This past weekend I had the chance to spend two days in prayer and reflection with several of my catechists and some members of our adult faith formation programs. It’s rare that I am given such an opportunity. Despite my … Continue reading
Letting Go: Surviving the First Experience with a Babysitter
Last Wednesday, Andrew and I took a gigantic step in our lives as parents: we left John with a bona fide babysitter. Not a grandparent, or an aunt, or even a close friend. A babysitter, and what was more, one … Continue reading
Wife First, Mother Second: Finding the Proper Order of Things
When I first became pregnant with John, many mothers warned me of the dangers of putting my responsibilities as a mother before myself or my husband. They told me how all-consuming the job of a mother can be, one that … Continue reading
Glimpsing the Man My Little Boy Will Become
Yesterday, I looked at my little boy, and I saw a man. A little man, one just over two feet, but a man nonetheless. It was like a glimpse of the future, a preview of days to come. John was … Continue reading