If you’re anything like me finding peace isn’t easy. Yup! I’m a troubled soul as my husband likes to call me. My husband can go to bed at night and fall asleep with no difficulty. Drives me crazy! How can he do this? Me? I fall asleep on the couch. When it’s time for bed […]
Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places On March 14, 2020 I was honored to lead a Lenten women’s retreat. Women from across the Vancouver and the Lower Mainland gathered to reflect on the beautiful gospel reading about the Woman at the Well. (John 4: 4-26) St. Photine, a name the Eastern Catholic Church […]
In prayer time this morning I came across the following passage. “So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up. So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all, and especially for those of the […]
The invitations were mailed. The “Snoopy” themed decorations were up. The table was set for 14 guests and the excitement was building. Today was the day! My 10th birthday party was about to take place. My mom and sisters went all out to make this milestone (first double digit birthday) a day to remember. 47 […]
When I was a little girl I dreamed about great and glorious things. Big, bright, rich blue skies. Majestic mountains that reached heaven’s door. Kaleidoscope colored flowering gardens. Tender touches of motherly hands. Being a positive influence in other peoples’ lives. And deep sheer intoxicating love. Oh how great were the stirrings of my heart…until […]
It’s late Friday night and the wait has been long and worrisome. We’ve been at the hospital since 4:00 pm waiting to see a doctor. Earlier in the day mom was packing dishes when she experienced a rushing pain in her head. She immediately felt faint and nauseous. She sat on her kitchen chair and […]
Struggling with prayer is a challenge many of us face. When should I pray? What forms of prayer should I use? How long should my prayer time be? These questions can torment us to the point of discouragement. And yet, we crave for something more – a desire to participate in a prayer time that […]
Lent 2011 was a tough season for me. I don’t know if it was realizing the enormity of our Lord’s passion and death or realizing the disgust of my own sin that caused Him to suffer greatly. Not a day passed that I didn’t shed tears caused by the heaviness in my heart. A few […]
Friends and I attended a high school fundraiser that included crazy items being auctioned off. It was a lot of fun and we were getting right into the bidding, challenging each other to outbid the other. I’m a bit of a tightwad with my money so you can imagine that I was easily outbid every […]
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