A Catholic couple. Searching for God in the ordinary. Helping others do the same.
[Disclaimer: I’m most likely using the wrong terminology and even incorrect concepts, but this is how I interpreted our situation and applied it to prayer.] An explosion woke me out of a deep sleep a few weeks ago. Groggy, I wandered to the patio door to see what made the noise. I was greeted by…
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…
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°…
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…