My precious ones, Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. Don’t forget that it is a day of fast and abstinence. Find your Lent–a time of introspection and simplicity. Examine the flame deep within your heart. Be the intentional Christian–the essential Catholic. Wear your ashes. Make your sacrifices. Go silently to your room to pray and do your […]

We decided to go the Casey County for church tonight. Our tradition had been Midnight Mass at St. Mark for many years. Caitlan and I had frequently sung in the choir. Tonight I made porkchops, and Brendan made delicious mashed potatoes. It was cold and kind of rainy. We got to Sacred Heart in Liberty […]

Today was another productive day. I woke up early so got a shower and worked on e-mail for a while. Then when Deb got up she brought me coffee, o.j., and a Deb McMuffin. Alice had stayed at 4th St. and I stayed at Deb’s, so Alice came back to pick us up, and we […]

I tried to make it to Mass at Sacred Heart, but I was too late. It was really disappointing. I had been looking forward to it all day. But then my principal wanted me to do some other stuff for report cards, and so I was late. I feel as if I’m missing my chance […]

Yesterday was a good day because I spent the day with my friends the Willetts. You know those friends that are always there for you and even if you haven’t been together for a while you just take up where you left off in the conversation. We raised our kids together and grieved our losses […]

I got into Rachel’s late last night to spend the night. I slept in Drew’s room since he was staying with his dad. Rachel and Frank live close to Hamburg Place where I work and since I had to work late on Sat. and early on Sun., it was convenient to stay there. She was […]

My friend Annie hates it when I say we’ve been fired. She says we have been “lifted up” out of evil to be placed where we can do good. Sharon says we have been removed from a “cesspool,” and that we’ll feel clean again once we’re not here (she left last year). Hmmm. . .

Church at St. Clare in Berea. So precious, so true. Welcomed by so many familiar faces, either from Berea or of St. Mark expatriots. There are many kinds of martyrdom; many types of refugees. Barnes and Noble training at the help desk. Surrounded by dorks and geeks, I feel at home. It’s just that I […]

I was late getting in last night because 4 kids had parents who didn’t pick them up on time, but I took the last one home myself (she’s a favorite, and her mom is great–adopted from Cambodia when her mom could have retired comfortably instead). That’s probably against the law somehow, but what are they […]

Papaleno’s was our place to group tonight. There were 6 of us since Patti and Jim joined us. I had eaten a lot at the potluck at First Baptist where our kids sang for the senior citizens so I only had clam chowder and the best garlic bread in the world. It was a good […]