by marybeth | Mar 28, 2024 | Faith, Life, Reflections
There is a line in a song from the Broadway musical Wicked where one of the main characters, Elphaba, says, “Something has changed within me. Something is not the same. I’m through with playing by the rules of someone’s else’s game.” This stanza is playing on repeat...
by marybeth | Mar 21, 2024 | Faith, Family, Reflections
What is rest? My husband asked me the other day as we unloaded dishwashers and made the coffee early in the morning. Our to-do lists that day were longer than the hours available to complete half of the tasks listed and my text messages were incoming with more...
by marybeth | Feb 5, 2023 | Reflections, Scripture
“No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket,but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.” ~Matthew 5:15 Today’s gospel (February 5, 2023) is often referred to as the salt and light gospel. I’m putting the light first for...
by marybeth | Oct 14, 2021 | Life, Reflections
Early Christians were made recognizable by their actions. Aristedes, sent by Emperor Hadrian during the days of the early Church to scope out those known as “christians,” gave a report and these ending words have stood the test of time. “Behold, how they love...
by marybeth | Oct 1, 2021 | Family, Life, Parenthood, Reflections, Saints
It is always good counsel to walk with a friend who brings you closer to the best version of yourself. Some people draw you to them in wonder, as you see the way they live their life and we seek to imitate them. Some people make you shift a bit in your seat at their...
by marybeth | Sep 23, 2021 | Family, Life, Reflections
This year, I resolved to take a walk with a saint. This idea came from a shared coffee-shop conversation with a dear friend. Each year I will befriend one saint and we will journey together through the ins and outs of my year with my dear husband, eight children, two...
