by marybeth | Oct 8, 2023 | Faith at Home, Family, Scripture
“As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” We’ve heard this so often, perhaps inscribed on plaques we hang in our homes, but what do we really mean when we say it? For Joshua in Scripture, these words were bold and declarative. He was throwing down...
by marybeth | Jul 3, 2023 | Community, Family, Marriage
It is wedding season, and the joy and beauty are palpable at each and every ceremony we have the privilege of attending. We are blessed to walk with such holy couples on their journey to the sacrament of marriage. There’s nothing quite like the wedding Mass, is there?...
by marybeth | Jun 30, 2023 | Faith at Home, Family, Prayer
I have a son who is graduating high school this year, and the walk down memory lane that we do at each of these milestones has me revisiting our faith journey along that path. This child’s journey has taken us on an unexpected trip to many hospitals and surgeries,...
by marybeth | Jun 27, 2023 | Family, Mary, Parenthood
We often hear the phrase “Parenting doesn’t come with a manual.” But what if it did? What if we trusted God as the Father that He is and sought His guidance in our parenting? I think of the times I cry out, “Lord, I wish I had a mother to guide me through this,...
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...
