The Mom Weekly Volume 16: November 14, 2023 As all of you know, this past weekend I attended a baby shower for one of the cousins. It was a lot of fun, a lot of activity, and also kind of tiring! But I am very glad I went, for the time with family, to celebrate […]
A Week Late and a Dollar Short
The Mom Weekly, Volume 15: November 7, 2023 A Week Late and a Dollar Short … to paraphrase the common saying. I actually didn’t realize that I had missed posting The Mom Weekly until early (last) Tuesday morning when I was at Mass and thought, “Oh man, it’s after 6:15 a.m.” The car trouble […]
Birthdays are Great!
The Mom Weekly Volume 14: October 24 Birthdays are great! This year is a relatively big birthday for me, and I want to say again how much I love birthdays. I really can’t think of a time that I didn’t like my birthday. But it’s probably only been since I turned 40 that […]
Meet Your Parents, George and Martha Washington
The Mom Weekly Volume 13: October 17, 2023 photo from: George Washington’s Mount Vernon Something kind of hilarious but also kind of sweet happened when we were at the wedding in Baltimore last weekend. Friday night, there was an evening gathering for out of town guests at a bar, and Dad & I decided to […]
Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem
The Mom Weekly, Volume 12: October 10, 2023 I find myself without words as I read the news regarding the terrorist attacks on Israel,which is horrifying. I also am embarrassed at how much I do not know about conflicts in the Middle East. All I keep do is praying and thinking, “Pray for the peace of […]
Invincible Ignorance
The Mom Weekly, Volume 11: October 3, 2023 “That person has invincible ignorance.” This was my statement recently after a highly challenging conversation with a younger person (not a relative) that I know well. I don’t want to go into too many specifics, because it’s not my story to tell. But suffice to say: any […]