Happy feast day of the Immaculate Conception! Today is the feast of Mary as the patroness of the USA, and the feast of her sinlessness. It's a beautiful feast for a million reasons, but it is specifically special for me because of what I have learned about her this year, and how I have seen... Continue Reading →
In the midst of the scariest part of the pandemic, when it was hard to get access to food, and there were rumors that it was only going to get worse, Joy Ellsworth and her non-profit Clement Waters redoubled their efforts to plant gardens around Kansas City that would feed those who live here throughout... Continue Reading →
Last week, I spent too much of our grocery budget. I was sick of not having snacks to eat or to give our toddlers. As any mom knows, all toddlers want to eat are snacks, all day long, every day, and it gets really old cooking a new meal every five minutes just for it... Continue Reading →
I should begin this with letting you know we are a low income family with a lot of big graces from God and our family right now. We are rich in so many ways, but when it comes to money, we are in a hard season. A few weeks ago, I was feeling guilty over... Continue Reading →
Earlier this week, I laid on my stomach in our bed in complete despair. I was budgeting, and we couldn't make it on what we had. There was no way to meet all of our needs. I was going to have to get a job and leave my sweet little girls in daycare, or Patrick... Continue Reading →
The Church was on my list of parishes to check out anyway, so when I realized it had the only Mass time that would work for me today, I hurried to the car. I went back and forth the whole drive over whether it was crazy of me to skip Mass at our home parish,... Continue Reading →
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