by marybeth | May 9, 2023 | Family
I have a beautiful young friend who is eagerly awaiting the arrival of her baby. “Just a few more weeks till he arrives!” she says excitedly. I smile remembering fondly that time of expectant joy – the wonder of what will be, the hope of what tomorrow will bring....
by marybeth | May 5, 2023 | Faith at Home, Family, Prayer
I sat down in a pile of laundry the other day and prayed. Yes, I said in a pile of laundry. We are having work done on our house and I have been hiding my clean and dirty laundry from the workers who have been in our house. (As if they do not have a family or dirty...
by marybeth | May 2, 2023 | Faith Traditions, Mercy and Suffering
This year as I prepared for Lent, I began to ask Jesus to show me what He wanted me to give up. What sacrifice could I make that would be great enough to form me closer to Him? How could I show my devotion to Him more clearly? Nothing. Radio silence. All I could see...
by marybeth | Apr 5, 2023 | Faith at Home, Family
I have felt overcome with emotion lately, the kind of emotion that fills your cup to overflowing and you stand in wonder of it all. It pours out into mushy embraces with my children, late night whispers with my husband and texts sent to the dearest of friends. It...
by marybeth | Feb 27, 2023 | Family, Mercy and Forgiveness
The joy of recognizing the Lord working on our life never grows old. Every time this happens it is in His time, a hope revealed, a prayer answered in the gentlest and sweetest of ways. This Lord who parts the seas and created the stars in the heavens doesn’t just take...
