by marybeth | Nov 1, 2019 | Family
It’s an endless battle; the mad rush to sit “shotgun” in the front passenger seat in our car. With so many bodies to fill that coveted seat, the prerequisites seem mind-boggling: Is it defined by weight? Size? Age? I am reminded often that there are so many benefits...
by marybeth | Oct 6, 2019 | Family, Life, Marriage, Parenthood
Published in the Catholic Times, October, 6th 2019 We didn’t expect for it to end up this way. Twenty-two years, eight children, and a life lived so deeply that the everyday beauty and suffering of it is at times both blinding and brilliant. We met as college...
by marybeth | Jun 22, 2016 | Family
It’s 8 am in my busy house and my phone rings. Exhausted from an emotional night, I answer the phone. “How’s that boy of yours?” the caller asks. Immediately my body tenses and the wall around my heart grows another layer taller. “He’s wonderful,” I reply. “Thank...
by marybeth | Mar 18, 2016 | Family, Reflections
Settle in, friends. Here’s a long one… It’s a late night. Worry has taken the night away. The possibility of the few precious drops of sleep that I so crave will soon drift away with the sunrise, and I cry out to my God for strength and help. Wrapped...
by marybeth | Feb 29, 2016 | Family
One of the questions I often get from people is how do you teach your kids the faith? I love this question because it’s like asking how do you bake a chocolate chip cookie? Everybody does it differently but each one tastes so good! Now, I am coming from this...
by marybeth | Feb 23, 2016 | Family
This year Pope Francis called for all Christians to embrace a year of mercy. To “rediscover the infinite mercy of the Father who welcomes everyone and goes out personally to encounter each of them.” If I had a meme, it would look something like me...
