Several years ago, I spent a bit of time listening to testimonials of converts to Catholicism…

Do you remember when the summer TV offerings were all reruns? Many, but not all of you, remember the time before the internet existed…

Twenty years ago almost to the minute, my son Peyton was born. It was a tremendous day packed with excitement, hope, overwhelming love, and a dash of fear…

A two-word term took me by surprise this week. I had never come across it before…

Time is tricky. We want it to slow down in the wonderful moments…

Pentecost means 50th day in Greek. Pentecost Sunday is the 50th day after Easter in which we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit…

In rediscovering my 8th grade class graduation picture earlier this week, memories started to flood in…

“Does anyone have any gum?”

A few weeks ago at work, Lauren asked for gum…

As my husband will attest, the quickest way to send me into a house-cleaning tailspin is to say that someone is stopping by…

In golf, it is appropriate to yell "Fore" if someone is in the path of a hit ball. What does God do to get our attention?…

It is something I do take for granted. When I walk into a darkened area of my house and flip that switch on the wall, I expect I will have light…

My daughter is taking Geometry. Hearing her talk about homework and tests throughout the school year…

In preparing for this week's writing, I kind of wanted to ask for a pass. I have been struggling with embracing my faith…

Here we are on the cusp of Holy Week. We are called to walk the Way of the Cross with Our Lord in a special way…

My husband and I both tell the story of how our relationship started when we were in a Crop Science class together at the University of Illinois…

As I have written in previous Faith Friday's, I became friends with people who were praying for me and my family before I even actually knew them through the prayer chain…

I don’t think I felt surrounded or over-powered (out-numbered, yes!), but growing up in the middle of four brothers did have an impact on me…

My ashes were a magnet last week. The smudged cross of palm branch ash prompted several conversations…

I have always been fond of the Serenity Prayer…

At this point, it’s a fact of life. We celebrate more funerals than weddings…