
The other day my brother and I got going on our own little pity party. He was complaining about his job and his investments, I was whining about our investments and my income. (Read more about how I got a dose of reality…)
Recently a close family friend of ours, Brother Andy, went to Thailand to walk in the steps of his brother, Father Larry, who died of a brain tumor early this year. Father Larry was Director of the Father Ray Foundation in Pattaya for a number of years before becoming ill. The Father Ray Foundation takes care of 850 orphaned, abused and disadvantaged children and students with disabilities…
Read an excerpt from a beautiful story I just found online at CatholicMom.com (where I am also a contributing writer). 🙂 After the excerpt, just click on the link to finish reading. And then let me know what you think in the comments… “What the hell are you doing?” I yelled out the back door. “Go back to bed!” he shouted back. “I’m just protecting my house and my family.”
The kids and I just got back from visiting the West Michigan Healing Field, a local memorial for those who died on September 11th, 2001. Each of the 3200 flags represent a life lost that day, including 21 who were Michigan residents. If you live nearby, you really need to go. Don’t miss the moving video I’ve included at the end of the post from the Healing Field…
Jen’s recent post, How to keep the internet from driving you crazy, had some great tips that I knew would help you as much as it has helped me, as someone who is on this machine way too much. Also, I wanted to share a prayer with you that my good friend, Nancy, gave me when I was struggling with my latest computer technical nightmare.