History lesson for the day: This was the Catholic Church’s goal for women – be good wives. The sum and summation of our choices. And who we married wasn’t necessarily our own choice – at least not until the twentieth century. I give my fictions character, Cornelia Rose, quite a few choices in suitors, but…
Joan and I are taking a three week hiatus from posting. Yes, we probably will be spending our time causing trouble some other way besides writing. (It does always seem like fun to keep taking tissues out of the box only to have the next one magically pop up.) We just wanted to give fair…
Should I have said “in an OLD FASHIONED thank you note?” Do people under 30 know what its like to compose a note, articulating sincere gratitude, on a nice piece of paper and send it in the mail? I have been the lucky recipient of some wonderful thank you notes recently. A friend who comes…
It never occurred to me that I would grow up to admire my CHILDREN. But I suddenly find myself in the position of marveling at who they are and what they have accomplished. Each one of them. This weekend I was privileged to be able to hear and watch Jocelyn preach again: Catholic Women Preach. I…
And trust me this mess is not staged. I Can’t Possibly Write A Post — I have too much cooking to do! Today is baking day. I have only gotten the chocolate cookie dough mixed and chilled so far. There are many pies to go before I sleep. At the end of the messy day…
While many mothers look forward to the first day of school (think of the phenominal succsss of the STAPLES! It’s the most wonderful time of the year commercial) I did not. I hated it. I was the mother crying at the bus stop or the classroom door as it closed behind my child. Gone were the carefree days…
Does having more money increase happiness? Apparently winning the lottery doesn’t assure long-term contentment. I know you’re saying, “I’d like to see for myself.” After good fortune of any sort, whether winning Power-ball or getting a pay raise, happiness levels spike for a short time, but return to previous levels after a few months. We seem to…
