“My good deeds are Thine appointments, and Thy gifts; my evil ones are my offenses and Thy judgements.” St. Augustine, Confessions, Book...

Recently I heard a Psychologist say that some people use their phones and either social media or games for “ordering” their mind. She...

When my youngest child was about 4 months old, I, despairing of ever feeling like a healthy, slim woman again, went to the store to buy...

I was lucky enough to study in London in my early 20’s. My mom sent me a book in the mail which was terrific-ly expensive! I don’t know...

I overhead an older lady in a nursing home today. She was telling the Activities Director that she was desperate for some “work” to do....

I began watercolor painting earlier this year and I’m not great at it but I find it incredibly peaceful and life-giving – Schole, for...

My husband recently recounted a conversation he had with a person who was about to embark on a second marriage. She said of her first...

It’s a good place to be, truly. Feeling underestimated? Not a bad place to be at all. Own that. It’s your secret weapon. Underdogs have...

Learn me well All other lessons and accomplishments reside In how well you can wear The yoke of monotony Yes indeed, survival even,...

“Lord, it is time! The summer was immense Lay Your shadow on the sundials And loose the wind in the fields” Rainier Maria Wilkes (1st...

First of all, I can think of no better way to expand your ability to see what on earth Jesus was all about than looking back to the...

I know. Ya right. But hear me out. Have you ever just longed for time to be quiet? To not have big or little voices clamoring for your...

I’ve swung between mousy and lion-hearted my whole life. I literally have told myself, “Stop being Mousy Melina!” when I felt I was a...

At the beginning of 2018 I set a goal to read 36 books. I thought I could chip away at 3 books a month and the only requirement would be...