A BIT ASKEW

The closer my children get to graduation, the more I am reminded of the ridiculous antics I participated in with my friends when I was...

College was a strange time for me. I met a lot of people from a lot of different backgrounds. Some of the people I met made me a better...

I find that I am in the market for a new purse. I need something big enough for my wallet, my keys, my phone, a notebook and pen, a...

As I read the lives of the saints, I am shocked by the amount of saints who are deemed "just stories." St. Scholastica is the twin...

I find that a lot of my time is spent waiting. I wait for payday so that I can pay all of the bills immediately, buy all of the...

On most days I give very little thought to how my actions affect those outside of my house. I go through life thinking I am a good...

Bureaucracy has become a fixture in today's society. I receive paperwork. I fill out and submit paperwork. The paperwork is approved. ...

I have been thinking a lot about my children's future. As a college graduate and published author, there seems to be expectations of me...

I have found there are people who are on a journey that does not include me. It is as if God has a plan for them, and they are not ready...

Yesterday was the Day of Prayer for the Unborn. My Pastor was very specific about the need to give up something or do something more in...

My husband and my boys had an outing yesterday. It was an annual event, and I always worry about my little girl's feelings when she is...

There comes a time when money is short and creativity is high. I call it, "raising children." When my older ones were my little ones, I...

The world is loud. The smallest slights can mean emotional life and death. One minute I am sitting in church thinking, "If God is for...

The other night my husband and I were talking about how we saw our relationship with God. He saw it as, "I can always make it worse." If...

About three weeks ago, I was looking at my post-holiday financial state, and I may have freaked out a little... okay, a lot. I consulted...

This morning I was awakened by a little one who had had a bad dream. This is a usual occurrence. Sometimes she needs me to accompany...

Our cat, Lotti, has never experienced snow. She was a springtime barn cat and a summertime house cat. In her kittenhood, she longed for...

I find that I put a lot of faith in my ability to manage my life and my living. I go to sleep at night, fully believing that I am going...

Today is the Feast of Pope Saint John XXIII. He is remembered as the pope who began the process of Vatican II. There are those who look...

There are some in every family. There is the do-er and the pray-er. Now, the do-er prays and the pray-er does, but it is only after the...