2 Comments“Where lipstick is concerned, the important thing is not color, but to accept God’s final word on where your lips end.” -Jerry Seinfeld
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“When one door closes, don’t push on it.” This phrase is the advice a priest gave on the radio a few days ago to a woman struggling with a decision about whether or not to relocate for work. There were many things standing in the way of her move and…
4 CommentsHave you ever heard of the Visualize Yourself to Success practice? You picture yourself accomplishing your goals and meditate on those images to lay the groundwork for actually achieving them. Supporters claim it has helped them do everything from win professional athletic competitions to lose weight and stop smoking.
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Picture 12 The obvious: Or maybe not so obvious…this is series of pictures of my four year old sister, Madison. She is upside down and has eyes and a nose drawn on her chin using brown eyeliner. She has her long blonde hair wrapped around her chin. What you can’t…
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Many restaurants in the Chicago area change their menu’s to accommodate the dietary needs of the Catholic community during Lent. Vegetarian dishes like cheese pizza and pepper and egg sandwiches are on almost every local menu. The McDonald’s marquee glows with the promise of a $1 fish sandwich, and you…
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I’m a horrible friend. I have managed to lose touch with some of the best friends I’ve ever had, simply because I detest chatting on the telephone/Skype/etc. I’m an in person kind of gal, and don’t do well in relationships that don’t easily fit within that model. Long distance friends…
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I used to spend Sunday after Mass doing pressing items for work and chores around the house. Despite this extra time I invested, I never felt “caught up” and it made me even more overwhelmed about the coming week. It wasn’t uncommon for me to feel physically ill on Sunday…
4 CommentsLast week at Mass my husband and I sat behind a family with five children. Anyone who knows me well can tell you this is the size of my dream family. Although I aspire to have a large family, I’m not 100% convinced it is possible to take five kids…
Leave a CommentMark and I were out to dinner on New Year’s Eve and decided to make a Top 10 Happenings of 2010 list. My Mom’s successful back surgery, the birth of our Godchild, my Dad’s wedding, our first trip to Arizona – the list went on and on. We soon realized…
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Because I keep getting questions like, “What is up with that Santa picture on your facebook profile?” Picture 11 The obvious: This is a picture of me in the Fall of 2005. I’m wearing a Santa costume. What you can’t see: This picture was taken in the backyard of the…
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