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There is something mesmerizing about a Christmas tree. Year after year, we pull out all our Christmas decorations. We have always had an artificial tree and after being in storage, its branches are flat and need to be straightened and fluffed out. Our tree doesn’t look like much at first as we put it together.
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I offer God my praise and thanksgiving. I am grateful for all He has done for me personally and for my friends and family this past year. In the good times and in the bad times, He was there and continues to be. Thanksgiving is a special time of the year. It beckons one to
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When I look at the world with awe and wonder, I begin to see things anew. The world is full of beauty, and in the midst of that beauty, there is great love to be found. This is the place where I am drawn. I have found this gazing into my husband’s eyes, a love
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The saints are like our older brothers and sisters who’ve finished the race and are now cheering us on and praying that we too, will reach the finish line and enter Heaven. St. Teresa of Calcutta I have never really thought about the saints until I was preparing to fully enter the Catholic faith through
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As my children get older and more mature and independent, I feel sad and happy at the same time. It is a bittersweet moment in a mother’s heart that lets them go but still wants to hold them close. The memories surface when life was simpler when they were little. The visits to the zoo,
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I am grateful to God for my family. We had a lovely Father’s Day where we were all together. We went to the movies and had a nice meal. These moments are so special especially as schedules change and life gets busy. I feel joy in my heart as I have watched the kids grow
Fears and Tears 