“Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep”

One of the longest running traditions for my family was to watch White Christmas on Christmas Eve. We’d get in after Christmas Eve Mass, grab some food my mom had keeping warm in the crockpots and all gather in the TV room to watch It’s a Wonderful Life and White Christmas. Since living on my

The Peace I Got With My Engagement

  “Michael and I got engaged!” Silence “Hello?”  Silence Then: “Why are you doing this? Was I a bad parent? What did I do wrong?” **10 minutes of reassuring them they were a great parent** “Do you not believe in the Bible any more?” **10 minutes of theological debate over my soul and the difference in