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This is a blog by a wife, mother, physician, seminarian, consummate journaler and deep-thinker, that turned into a cancer blog (that may one day turn back into a regular blog). To learn more and see suggestions for where to start, click on the “about” link to the left. Welcome!

Seeing What We Look For, Looking For What We Know

Sep 1

Sep 1 Seeing What We Look For, Looking For What We Know

how reality, and my perception of it, are two different things

The Shape of the Eucharist

Aug 28

Aug 28 The Shape of the Eucharist

four words that trace the movement of communion

Why Feeling Thankful Is Not The Same Thing As Giving Thanks

Aug 25

Aug 25 Why Feeling Thankful Is Not The Same Thing As Giving Thanks

the difference between thankfulness and thanksgiving, and the tiny theophanies all around us

Stories We Tell Through Activities We Do

Aug 21

Aug 21 Stories We Tell Through Activities We Do

narratives that underlie how we approach extracurricular activities for our kids

Aug 18

Aug 18 Hobbies

remembering the me that’s not a mom: the importance of having hobbies as a mom, and ideas for getting started

The Confetti Life

Aug 14

Aug 14 The Confetti Life

what happens when we begin to experience time quantitatively rather than qualitatively

Aug 11

Aug 11 Escalators

understanding what takes our arguments up a floor, and what brings them back down

Aug 7

Aug 7 Operating

How it feels to work as a part-time surgeon

Bridegroom of Blood

Aug 4

Aug 4 Bridegroom of Blood

reflections on a confusing Biblical passage

Pool-Wall Parenting

Jul 31

Jul 31 Pool-Wall Parenting

how we love our children by withstanding their comings and goings

Jul 28

Jul 28 Emptying

a brief reflection on kenosis

Choosing Again What I Chose Before

Jul 24

Jul 24 Choosing Again What I Chose Before

meditation, parenting

struggling with and exulting in the monotonous and mundane