Without a to-do list I can find myself caught up in the creative world called my mind. I find it relatively easy to enter into imagination with prompts such as: What if… How cool would it be… I’d love to… My thoughts wind up down a bottomless rabbit hole of possibilities. When I finally ‘snap…
Category: Purpose
You Are Seen
Two things… I was praying with today’s Gospel and got stopped after the first line: As Jesus passed by, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.”And he got up and followed Him.” Matthew 9:9 If you’ve watched the Chosen series, they paint Matthew with a…
It’s What You Can’t See That Often Matters
Last weekend, Hubby and I completed our first dive since being certified in open water last fall. While I was looking forward to restarting this hobby I was not looking forward to the cold water temperature. We live close to the Great Lakes and dive in Lake Erie – the water that day was 57°…
It Began with a Retreat
A few years ago I attended a 3-day women’s retreat. It. Was. Awesome. During that restful weekend we were given the opportunity to spend 15 minutes with one of the leaders (priests and a religious sister) for spiritual direction or Confession. I had a regular confessor and didn’t want to take an opportunity away from…



