The Fix-It Mom

As parents, it hurts to see our children or grandchildren go through difficulties, doesn’t it? And if you’re like me, you want to fix all their problems. Kiss their wounds and make them better just like we did when they were little. But when serious trials come it’s not so easy. We can’t make thingsContinueContinue reading “The Fix-It Mom”

Hidden in Silence: Movie Review

I don’t know about you, but finances can get pretty tight around here. Our outings usually mean a Saturday night stroll for wonderful hot pizzas from our favorite pizzeria, The Red Wolf. Eating out (unless you go elegant or eat a lot) is really quite inexpensive here. We can get two round pizzas, water andContinueContinue reading “Hidden in Silence: Movie Review”

Eyes That Don’t See: A Spiritual Vision Checkup

It crept up quietly, little by little. That’s how some things happen. And we don’t realize it until it’s too late (or almost). Like with my eyesight. I was convinced that I could see. But the truth is, I was going blind. Our eyes are pretty amazing. Each eye is made up of over 2ContinueContinue reading “Eyes That Don’t See: A Spiritual Vision Checkup”

The Golden Rule of Simplifying

Life can get pretty complicated, right? So why add a messy house to it? That’s what I tell friends when they comment on how clean and tidy they usually find my house. “But how do you do it?” they ask. ” By following my Golden Rule of Simplifying,” I tell them. My Golden Rule MyContinueContinue reading “The Golden Rule of Simplifying”

Life and Missions in Small Town Italy

Visiting Italian villages is a unique and sometimes confusing experience. Expect people to stare at you as you walk down the street. But don’t let it give you an inferiority complex. It’s not that you’re strange or funny-looking. They just don’t see many outsiders, and people everywhere seem to have curiosity in spades! Life inContinueContinue reading “Life and Missions in Small Town Italy”

Our Italian Summer Village: Beyond Forgotten

There is only one road leading to the isolated town, our summer village. A place little touched by time, technology, or by the frenetic pace of getting ahead. Thirteen years had passed since our last visit. And though fewer and older, the inhabitants somehow seem to have remained much the same. Many of the old and wrinkledContinueContinue reading “Our Italian Summer Village: Beyond Forgotten”