Christmas Here, Christmas There
Despite a certain level of unwellness amongst the lot of us, we managed to gather a few for our traditional family Christmas Eve celebration on Saturday. Ana was able to…
The Last Gift
With mother's burial complete, the last of the inheritance money was distributed. I have thought and prayed and researched for many months about what to do with my portion. I…
A Final Goodbye
It's been a couple of weeks, or just a week and a half I guess, and I haven't posted here because I just wanted to process the finality of mother's…
A Glorious Milestone
The whole of this last year there has been a growing sense of excitement as two of our kiddos, Alyssa and Efrain, finished off their pandemic-delayed RE classes so they…
Christmas 2021
From stockings lovingly stuffed and laid out on the bench with care, to the glittering tree glowing through the night, lighting mounds of wrapped mysteries, to a surprise visit from…
Engaged!
Of course we suspected it was coming, but it was still such a brilliant surprise when we received the call from Megan saying that Andy had proposed!! We are all…
The Feast of All Souls
November 2nd is the day the church pauses to remember and pray for the souls of the faithful departed. As a protestant, the doctrine of purgatory was something I didn't…
Pauline Evelyn Holston
The last month has been so full. Full of God-moments, full of family togetherness, full of memories, old and new. On September 23rd, mother was taken to the hospital with…
Easter, 2021
Easter joy was compounded this year by the opportunity to actually attend mass in person at our beloved Cathedral parish. It's been a long, hard year being away from communion…
Easter 2020
He is Risen! Alleluia! He is Risen Indeed! These joyful greetings resounded between us as we rose to greet the Easter sun. This was our third Sunday of attending mass…