A few months ago I sat at our kitchen table, burning the midnight oil as I completed yet another medical intake form. A newly diagnosed chronic health issue had me spending pretty much all my ‘free time’ researching my condition, prepping for appointments, and Zooming with my doctors. In front of me lay an eight-page …
This story was written as a guest post for Chalice US, a Catholic charity which sponsors children and families in need throughout the world. Perhaps it’s obvious that blessings should spill from a First Communion. But our family could not have anticipated the truly grace-full story that follows. Our eldest son’s First Communion was a blessed …
Parallel parking at Napa library one morning, the bumper sticker on the beat-up 1980’s Chevy sedan in front of me caught my eye. It was a day when I wondered if my sanity had been lost when I decided to be a stay-at-home mom. After the typical battles of eating breakfast (no, I’m not whipping …
“Go daddy’s wingard! GO DADDY’S WINGARD!” That’s our two-year-old’s rebel cry this morning, earnestly fastening the Velcro on his sneakers, pushing us out the door to go to daddy’s vineyard (which technically isn’t daddy’s vineyard, but that nuance is lost on a two-year-old). We told the kids at breakfast that the day’s adventures included a …
Spring is finally here! Being a bit of a sun-worshiper, I am always happy when the spring equinox arrives and brings with it longer and warmer days. Signs of the new season in our backyard include apple & peach tree blossoms, new seedlings in the greenhouse, asparagus pushing up in the garden, and an abundance …
