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In our recent vacation-in, our babysitter stayed at our house for four days and three nights.   My husband and I had some time away from the kids and with each other at her place, several blocks [...]

The pro-life film “October Baby” opened last weekend. We try to support pro-family, pro-life, and any film of good quality. My husband and I deliberately saw the film in the theater. Suspicious [...]

When you change a relationship, it affects everything else. Our aging cat’s reaction to our new black lab puppy “Daisy” was out of her character. Normally, preferring lots of horizontal alone [...]

Selling is a valuable life skill. Like many secular abilities, selling can be used in a supernatural realm as we effectively “sell” the benefits of our Catholic faith to others. The passion our [...]

The invitation for me to bring the kids to see one of our best friends’ new litter of five-week-old puppies seemed harmless enough. In fact, I thought it would be a cheap date for me and our [...]

In my last blog I introduced you to my Pastor Father Jirak.  I shared his story of how an Angel of Light tried to confuse him on what truly is God’s will.  I noted that I, too, have had an [...]

A silent retreat helps you heed the whisper of the Holy Spirit that gets overlooked with the clamor of daily life. The nuggets taken from spending the one-on-one time with God helps you clarify [...]

Friday night at the Ignation Silent Retreat greeted me with a pleasant surprise. A friend I had invited to the retreat last weekend unexpectedly came. Before she left, she hugged me and thanked [...]

In my last blog on Unconventionally Practical Spiritual Resolutions, I mentioned I would share a very helpful activity I am doing for Lent this year. I adapted the idea from a blog written by my [...]

  Some people subscribe to the belief that to be a “religious” person you have to you know…do “religious” things. I have found that a more practical approach has worked better for me. The [...]