Dear TSJ Friends, Yesterday morning I was reading an interesting book written by James Martin, SJ about his pilgrimage to the holy land a few years ago. And I came across a statement that I thought worthy of our attention today. It certainly caught my attention. Perhaps that in itself is a sign of something …
Dear Patient and Faithful TSJ Fans and Readers, Only kind thoughts have silently been sent out to all TSJ readers from Solomon and me. So after a long span of time when I have been publicly silent, I am actually excited to be writing again. And I am coming back with renewed passion for the …
Happy Wednesday Dear TSJ Peeps! “The Boys” and I are wondering. Are you are enjoying summer days? Or do you sometimes ask yourself, “What ever happened to what the old song called ‘the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer?” I have found it easy to cram so many “things” into my days they slip by without me even …
Hello TSJ peeps! Happy WW day! “Sir Solomon” and little SJ are in their WW spots. Yes, Tom remembered today is their day to get some attention and to remind us all to live wisely and playfully as much as possible. Especially on Mother’s Day weekend! Since today is my mother’s birthday and Sunday …
” Faith makes things possible….not easy.” This saying on our mantle has come alive of late! When your heart breaks for your children, how do you put that into words? There simply are no words sufficient for this task. When you feel deep stirrings in your soul for the conditions of our world, both locally …
Happy New Year and Welcome to my updated website! My friend, Lucille, has made this new look possible. She is far more more technologically inclined than I and has been gently nudging me to finish up the writing so she can put the last minute touches on the design. And she has the patience of …
Who comes to your mind when you think of a wise person? How would you describe that person? How is wisdom different from knowledge or expertise? How can we be wise parents? Last week I was pondering the question of wisdom here. I write about it because I really believe that we parents must seek …
One day my husband and I were with my sister’s family and on our way to an event (which eludes my memory). We were riding together and running a bit late but still needed to pick up something at a store. Tom and I waited in the car while they completed their errand. Getting back …
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What Will Our Kids Remember? This next weekend is Mother’s Day. And I don’t know if it is just me, but I have very mixed emotions about Mother’s Day. More on that in a minute. Yesterday was my mom’s birthday and Sunday was dad’s. Although they have been gone several years, this week always …
I know this is a simple and perhaps even silly sounding blog today. (Feet and eyes face forward, duh!) But right now, I am okay with that. I am feeling so tired of all of the political negativity we hear every day as we face our election that I just want to …