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April 15, 2017

“Be Not Afraid:” The making of the memorial tribute for Mark Pacione from the artists at Spirit and Song

Remembering Mark David PacioneThe wonderful musicians from Spirit and Song, a division of Oregon Catholic Press, put together this poignant tribute to youth ministry icon Mark Pacione who passed on to Eternal Life on December 29 at age 60. Their poignant rendition of “Be Not Afraid” has been shared many times
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April 15, 2017

Embrace the Ordinary: A family walk to the playground (in fast shoes)

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April 15, 2017

Polish leaders hope Pope Francis visits Auschwitz when he comes in 2016

Church leaders in Poland hope Pope Francis will visit the former Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz in 2016.
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April 15, 2017

Abortion’s ‘Zong Massacre’

In eighteenth-century England, many good Christian people ignored the inhumane treatment of slaves. Slavery was far away. It did not involve them. They were too busy. Then in 1781, an overcrowded slave ship, the Zong, veered off course, and began to run low on water. The crew reviewed the insurance
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes: Celebrating our steel anniversary, car shenanigans, a visit with Pete the Cat, lessons from soccer photos, and my new purse

Last week John and I celebrated 11 years of marriage. The traditional gift for 11 years is steel. But in our household the traditional gift for 11 years is looking at each other the night before and saying, “Oh my goodness, what is tomorrow? Please tell me you didn’t get me
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: The Christmas 2015 edition

Merry Christmas! Ready or not, Christmas has come. And at least half of our family has been awaiting this moment for 364 days. As I write this on Christmas Eve, I am wondering what time I will wake up on Christmas morning.We put a clock in our boys’ room with
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: No fooling, mixed-up words, a new office, yucky medicine, forsythia, and dolphins in the sky

Happy April Fools’ Day! I have no plans to trick anyone today, but if I did, I wouldn’t announce it here, would I? I am taking the day off from work since our boys have been off from school this week, and we are overdue for a day of adventures.It’s
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: When summer camp is no picnic, snowball sizes, our Little Free Library, Pokemon rats, Estes rockets, and a new hat

The “no-sugary snack” rule I saw in our summer camp instructions should have been a sign that this camp wasn’t going to be a good fit. It did not go well. In fact, we didn’t make it through the week.In the end it wasn’t the debates over the Oreo cookies that
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: A Bunny in the Rain

We woke up and it was raining. It rained all day. Just when I thought it couldn’t rain any harder, the storm picked up, and the rain came down in sheets.A fall weekend can be the perfect time to play outside, enjoying brisk, dry weather.Instead we were all inside for
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: Our Children’s Picks at a Yard Sale

A few days ago my sister Treasa asked me whether I wanted a few books she had already read. She and her husband were setting up a table at a neighborhood yard sale, and they were going through things, deciding what they didn’t need.We always have things we don’t need—doesn’t
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: A Day of Homework and Pumpkin Decorating

Fall Saturdays could bring corn mazes or pumpkin patches or jumping in piles of leaves. But our boys both had homework projects they had to finish this weekend.Before we started, we tried to have some fun. But their projects were hanging over us, so we pulled out the instructions and
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: A new couch and chair and more than you ever wanted to know about our final celebration of the Year of the Rooster

Weeks and weeks ago we ordered a new couch and chair. I never thought they would actually arrive, but last week the store called to say they were ready. We thought about it for maybe half a second and then decided to wait and have them delivered this week instead.We
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