“Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.” ― Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyła) Even in lockdown, we can celebrate Easter, the joy of the Risen Lord. Spring. Life. We can find new meaning in the simplicity of life. Of virtual church broadcast to our homes.…
Get to know your parents. You never know when they’ll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They’re your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future. ― Mary Schmich, Wear Sunscreen: A Primer for Real Life So cute to see that the girl…
“People who see life as anything more than pure entertainment are missing the point.” ― George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring The Pork Chops? I am beginning to think that I am going mad with this quarantine…however, we are finding ways to entertain ourselves. And after all, life is entertaining, and hopefully we are not…
“There are random moments – tossing a salad, coming up the driveway to the house, ironing the seams flat on a quilt square, standing at the kitchen window and looking out at the delphiniums, hearing a burst of laughter from one of my children’s rooms – when I feel a wavelike rush of joy. This…
There’s something about it that makes sense, Lent. You give something up, and everything’s more joyful – Elaine Stritch With the false-spring weather, I have been trying to get out in this unusual season with our stay-at-home order. It is probably the first Lent in 20 years at least that I have to physically remind…