Bob

For Bob. God Gave Me You. #tbt

The ultimate “Throw-back Thursday” for you and me. At 22 I said “I do.” And I’d do it all again. Love this song!  I have a little sign that hangs in our kitchen: “Happiness is being married to your best friend.”  Yup. 32 years. And a lifetime warranty.   ::: From the archives, at 30.

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The F.U.N. Quotient… for Bob (cantata edition)

Once upon a time, my husband Bob was a choir boy. I guess you can take a boy out of the choir but you can’t take the choir out of the man. Or something like that. Just this past week he revealed that this Bach cantata was his most favorite piece of music from those…

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One of my best days… (with scenes from my daughter and son-in-love’s wedding)

One month ago, on July 4th, my only daughter, Katie, married her college sweetheart, Benjamin Sung. For them it was a wonderful, glorious day! May it be the first of many happy ones together! Our two sons, Bobby and Peter, were groomsmen. Let it be said that my husband and I wore impossible-to-hold-back-smiles almost all…

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Back from vacation… with a few thoughts and a few photos

Hiya! I’ve missed you. The blogging/podcasting/writing fast has been a healthy one for me. As you may know, I took the last several weeks off to prep for and enjoy my daughter’s wedding, plus take some needed time off with family and friends. After launching a daughter this year, and a book, plus a DIY…

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30 years ago I said “I do”. Here’s a recap on faith, grace, sex, kids, and love…

Bob and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary this week. Dang! Has it been that long? It went by so fast!  My latest column at Patheos is a look back, and a testament to the graces of living the Sacrament of Matrimony these thirty years. It’s one part our experience, one part what we have learned,…

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It’s all about the relationship! Or, getting personal with Jesus in the Year of Faith…

The heart of the matter, when it comes to the Year of Faith is not the lines of the Catechism that you memorize, though that’s laudable… or the bible study you will be leading at your parish, though that’s fantastic… or the course your gonna take on Catholicism, though that’s a great commitment… or the…

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