If a person would’ve looked at the numbers on paper, they would’ve said that my husband John and I were crazy to consider sending our four children to Catholic schools. To put it in perspective, this is how things all began. John and I met—believe it or not—at a disco when he was 18 […]
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All In a Day’s Work
Remember when you were a kid and people were always asking what you wanted to be when you grew up? I never had a good answer. As much as I loved history and devoured books, I hadn’t ever given a thought to becoming an author. Fast forward a couple decades and I was looking […]
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Upping Our Lenten Game…
We’re in the middle of the Easter octave. If you’re reading this, that means you’ve made it through Lent. Halleluiah! Of course, for those of you who either don’t observe the Lenten season, or chose not to do anything out of the ordinary or give anything up for Lent, this may not be that big […]
CONTINUE READINGSpecial Delivery…
For years I dreamt of becoming an OB nurse. After the birth of our third child I put my name on the wait list to study nursing at FVTC. By the time my name made it to the top of the list, we were expecting our fourth child so I decided against going back to […]
CONTINUE READINGMy life is an open door
Lent is a busy time for a Catholic newspaper, all sorts of events to cover. So I’ve been to my share of retreats, conferences and talks over the last six weeks covering them for The Compass newspaper. It’s always a trick to record what is going on, get interviews done, take photos and yet still […]
CONTINUE READINGConfession…
When I say I’ve got a lot on my plate and I’m striving to keep my life in balance, I’m not kidding. I can’t get over how busy this year has been so far. There have been so many events to cover for The Compass newspaper that most of my weekends have been spent going […]
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