I remember as a kid waiting for the JCPenney's catalog to come out in the fall, so I could look through the toy and clothes section and mark all of the things I wanted…

It must have started with a quote from the October 16 entry in Mother Teresa’s book, “Do Something Beautiful for God”…

It was 1990, and my team was playing for the 7A girls basketball state championship…

Happy Friday!!

This has been my brain lately. I have been feeling unfocused in almost all areas of my life…

From this weekend’s Responsorial Psalm 80:20

“O Lord, God of hosts, restore us; if your face shine upon us, then we shall be saved.”

I remember where I was sitting at St. Patrick’s in Dwight and listening to the guest speaker’s talk…

Our birth mom Gina sent my daughter Trinity and I this picture Wednesday morning…

Handstand. Headstand. Shoulder stand? I can easily picture (but not execute) the first two movements…

It’s tradition in our house to share the “birth story” with each child on their birthday…

Synonyms for mercy include leniency, compassion, grace, blessing, favor, and the list goes on…

It wasn’t something I ever thought about doing when driving in the suburbs of Chicago where I grew up…

For the past few summers, we have had our own Animal Planet episode materializing on our front porch…

I have always loved to listen to music. Some of my best memories of my parents are from the 70’s and 80’s…

Did you happen to notice? It has been quite the week for parables…

Time is running out.

I have either said this or ran this thought through my head multiple times this week…

I recently saw this newspaper clipping and it struck something in me. Please read…

Whether in person or on HGTV, I enjoy visiting other people’s homes. I like to see something about their personalities revealed in the type of house and floor plan they prefer…

There are certain risks in my life that I’m not willing to take anymore…

So how is your summer routine going?…

Reading has always been one of my favorite hobbies. I am very grateful that, at this stage of my life, I have the gift of time to do more of it…