A seminarian’s first week. . .

My oldest son Timothy, entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary this past week. I drove him there, helped him get his stuff up three flights of stairs to his room (all the while trying not to look too overtaxed as I huffed and puffed up the last set of stairs!) and made his bed for him (hey, I’m his mom–it’s what I do). Then, after a beautiful mass, a Philadelphia style lunch (Italian hoagies, chips,...

Starbucks

OK I’ll admit I’m not a huge Starbucks fan, but I do enjoy a cafe mocha or latté from time to time.Not anymore. Starbucks: A habit easily...

Chris’ new buddy

Chris found a baby mockingbird on the street today. He got online to find out how to care for it and after just a short time of nurturing, it seems to have become quite attached to him. I’m not surprised. He’s a pretty caring young man. ...

Why me?

Feast of St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe I can’t believe I’m here. Honestly, I was just thinking the other day “why would I need a blog?”. And now I have one. Why? It just kind of happened. I tried to comment on a friend’s blog and I needed an account, so I got one and then suddenly I had a blog. Uh OK, sure. So here I am and now I am intrigued by the idea. What should I write about? My kids?...