Many of you probably remember those days of letter writing and mailing correspondence and greeting cards to our friends and family. You know, before there were emails, texting and Facebook? When I was a teenager, I was so proud to have my very own set of wax sealers and various stamps (one even with my… Continue reading Seal
Category: faith journey
Seasonings
I love to cook alongside my better half in the kitchen. He’s best at knowing how to season our meals just right for the ultimate outcome of the most pleasing flavors. Whether it’s a chicken dish, fish or his famous (as far as I’m concerned) barbeque ribs smoked on our grill, he seems to know… Continue reading Seasonings
Repair
Quite a few years ago, I wrote a story using my favorite word, Crosses. I shared an experience I had while driving along the curvy roads of northern Maryland, my previous home, on a beautiful Spring Day. While taking in all the beauty around me that I usually take for granted, I suddenly noticed an… Continue reading Repair
Companion
I was so excited that day, walking into the local department store with my parents. I felt so grown up. I held tightly in my hands $5.00 of my own money that I had earned from my first babysitting job. “What treasure was I going to buy for myself?”, I wondered, as my anxious eyes… Continue reading Companion
Knees
“Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” … Continue reading Knees
Breathe
Not to start out on a negative memory, but Covid changed us as how we interact with each other. I remember thinking we would never get back to the way things were. I still miss that it changed, during Mass, by how we only greet fellow parishioners with a nod and peace sign using my… Continue reading Breathe
Appear
We have a routine, my husband and myself. After our morning exercise time, whether it’s walking in the neighborhood or working out at our local health club, I put on the kettle to make our cups of tea (his, green tea and mine all caffeine) and settle down into our quite prayer mode. Over the… Continue reading Appear
Pour
My dad was an amazing father. He loved the mountains of his birthplace in Massachusetts, he loved tennis and he loved his family. My husband best describes him as a perfect gentleman. Even before he retired from the workforce, he was diagnosed with Parkinsons. The progression was slow, but we noticed the slight tremor in… Continue reading Pour
Pearl
As a young teenager in love, I remember getting my first set of pearls as a gift. I felt so special, like a grownup, wearing them for the first time. Maybe you’ve even taken advantage of some of the opportunities to obtain your very own genuine pearl. It could have been from a vendor at… Continue reading Pearl
Recite
Doesn’t that word bring back your days in school? How many times did we have to recite, sometimes in front of our fellow classmates, our ABC’s, our multiplication tables, and memorize so many other facts to further our education? I remember taking hours to practice our 7th grade school assignment, which was to recite in… Continue reading Recite
