Life was certainly busy. And overwhelming. The cooking, cleaning, driving the kids to their sports practices, dance classes, gymnastics, music lessons, dental and medical appointments, birthday parties, and of course, daily Mass. I did not have time to stop and think about how tired I was. I made my list for the next day, went […]

There was a prayer that the priest who presided over our wedding said when my husband and I were standing at the altar — May you live to see your children’s children. I hear that prayer at many of the weddings I attend, and I always pray that the newly married couple will have the […]

“I, Georgette, take you Harry, to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part.” “I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad. I will love you and […]

I made homemade cards for her out of scraps of paper. I picked dandelions from our yard and gave them to her. I made toast and spread jelly on it for her so that she could have breakfast in bed. I am a gift giver and those were some of the ways that I showed […]

Like many kids growing up, I watched cartoons and read comic books which encouraged me to want to be a superhero when I grew up. Many young boys and girls have the desire to be a superhero after they watch a movie or read a book about one. When they are asked what they would […]

There was a story that I heard years ago about a golfer, Jimmy, who went golfing with his friend Ned. After the trip, a friend of his asked him how the golf trip was. Jimmy replied, “Well it was going great, but at the fourth hole, Ned stopped, grabbed his chest, dropped to the ground […]

“Don’t take my picture, I’m not dressed for it.” “I don’t like having my picture taken.” “My hair doesn’t look good.” “I don’t have makeup on.” These were my excuses throughout the years for not wanting to be in a picture. One of my daughters said, “Mom, you look better now than you will in […]