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I HATE POISON IVY. I cannot seem to escape the stuff. It encircled the backyard of our first house, right where I wanted to plant a border of daylilies. I wore gloves and long sleeves when I tried to pull it up, and still ended up with welts all over my arms. My...
'Tis the Month of Our Mother
Sitting outside this evening, I smelled the honeysuckle and looked over at our garden statue of the Blessed Mother and suddenly found myself launching into “‘Tis the Month of Our Mother.” (I frequently burst into song at the least provocation and...
Why stop at two? Reflections on Having a Big Family
In honor of Mother’s Day I am reprinting this column, which appeared in the ETC about two years ago. When Emily started kindergarten at St. Joseph School in 1996, the largest family at the school had four children. What happened to all the big Catholic families,...
Books That Change Lives
I want to do some book blogging here from time to time. I’ll share some of the books that have been important in my life, or that inspire me, or that I just enjoy. And I hope that in the comments you will share some of your favorites as well. The topic today...
Who Gave You Life?
This originally appeared as a column in The East Tennessee Catholic in 2006. Today is my “baby” sister’s 29th birthday. My mother reminded me today that Anne owes her existence to her two big sisters. I remember well how much we begged and begged for a baby. ...Tennessee Tragedy
If you don’t live in Tennessee, you might be unaware that heavy rains flooded Nashville. My cousin and her husband went canoeing around her neighborhood. The pictures from downtown are simply unbelievable. Read about one family’s experience in my friend...
This is the Time to Remember
This column reprint from 2007 seems especially apropos for a lovely spring day which I spent sitting at a desk drafting motions for continuances while my kids played outside in the sunshine. Over the past few weeks several people have mentioned that they haven’t seen...
Diaper Rant: The Case for Plastic Pants and Pins
Cloth diapers are trendy today, especially among the environmentally conscious. But over 19 years ago, when my first baby came along, I was the only person I knew who was using them. I wasn’t trying to be a “green” parent; it just really had never...
One Is Silver and the Other Gold
The popularity of Facebook has made the concept of community-building via the internet commonplace. But for most of us, our Facebook friends are people we know in real life, even if we haven’t seen them in a long time or do not know them very well. The idea of...
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Celebrate Life: Charlie Fien-Emlen | Life in Every Limb
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I still remember the day he died and how sad I was.
20 years after his death, Mister Rogers still offers a model for authenticity in a digital age
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What sets Fred Rogers apart from so many other public figures is very simple. I believe wholeheartedly that, given the chance, he would have been glad to meet me. And you.
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I am currently reading the book below, written by Shannon K. Evans. Look for a review coming soon!
