It was cloudy and looked like it might storm today. It hasn’t but it looked like a day to stay in and bake so I did. One loaf whole wheat bread. Vanilla Ricotta Muffins from Mollie Katzen’s Sunlight Cafe Grandma’s Irish Soda Bread (which never is as good as she made it or my mother’s […]

“O thou Mother, Fount of love! Touch my spirit from above, Make my heart with thine accord.” Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. In my parish we attend a Mass for the special needs children of the community. I am one of the seven moms that reads from the Dolors of Our […]

Please keep this family in your prayers. They have lived through a nightmare and now their beautiful baby has gone to her rest. Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord And may the perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace Amen. May her soul and all the souls of the faithfully departed […]

Today I am watching Thomas and Hannah while their big brother and sister do a long nature hike. It became pretty clear after about an hour that not much school was going to get done with the addition of another toddler and a kindergardener in the house. So I abandoned the whole thing and sent […]

We went to an awesome Catholic party yesterday. On a day that is now filled with a great deal of sadness for so many Americans we found joy. The picture above was not taken at the party because I left my camera home. I just wanted you to see some friars. “What is she talking […]