This Year in the Garden
Last year, I posted about my gardening efforts often. This year I haven’t found the time. I’ve gardened, though, and I’ve taken pictures. And as fall approached I thought it would be fun to show you the progress I’ve made this year....
Walking in East Knoxville: Welcoming Spring at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum
Okay, y’all, I know it isn’t Spring anymore. And I’ve been terrible about showing you new places to walk in Knoxville lately, for one thing because I haven’t been doing as much walking this year, and for another, I’m behind in my...Fall in the Garden
Summer may be over but you couldn’t tell it by looking at my garden. For all my lack of planning, it’s still blooming happily. On the cool side, we have Autumn Joy Sedum: Gaura: Chrysanthemums (which I divided last year–they did great!), verbena...Tennessee Volunteers
Although it is in fact ALMOST football time in Tennessee, I am not talking about THOSE Volunteers! No, I am talking about the ones that appeared in my garden this summer. Last year I planted zinnias for the first time ever. I didn’t know anything about them,...
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"Companies will never admit it, but the truth is that abortion is a good business decision. Providing parental benefits in line with the international standard for developed nations is not."
American corporations will pay for abortions, but not for parental leave.
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More employers are promising to cover the costs of getting an abortion. They do not seem as eager to to expand paid parental leave and other benefits for workers who want children.
Here is my latest post for Inspire Daily. If your parish uses the MyParish app, you can also find it there!
Let Us Go Rejoicing | Life in Every Limb
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Can we resolve to appreciate Sunday Mass as a privilege rather than looking on it as a chore? Can we resolve to “go rejoicing”?
Google tells me that a myth is “a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events” or “a widely held but false belief or idea” or “a misrepresentation of the truth.” The Thanksgiving story is all three.
Let's Talk about Thanksgiving | Life in Every Limb
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The popular story of the First Thanksgiving is a myth and it is time for us to reckon with it. How can we celebrate more authentically?
Michael Gerson has died of cancer at 58. I remember reading this one before and it is especially poignant as the last of our five kids will go to college in the fall.
Opinion | Michael Gerson: Saying goodbye to my child, the youngster
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Michael Gerson died DAY at 58. For 15 years beginning in 2007, he wrote a twice-weekly column for The Post — including this beautiful meditation from 2013.
Are you getting a little excited for Christmas? I like to get all my shopping done in November so I can concentrate on Advent in December.
A Very Catholic Christmas Catalog
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Keep Christ in Christmas this year by giving gifts that encourage faith, prayer and hope in Jesus Christ!Catholic gifts are a great way to evangelize and com...
