If you haven’t given yourself the profound pleasure of either reading Todd Burpo’s book, Heaven is for Real, about his 4-year-old son’s trip to Heaven, or watching the movie, do it this weekend. I can’t find the words to describe how wonderful, renewed, and reassured both will make you feel. You can now rent the … Continue reading
The following was written by Francis Xavier Cardinal Nguyen Van Thuan. He was the Catholic Cardinal of Saigon when it fell to the North Vietnamese Communist Army in 1975. The Cardinal was one of the victims left behind when America pulled out of the war. The Cardinal was immediately imprisoned, spending the next thirteen years … Continue reading
“The third baby is the easiest…You know, for instance, how you are going to look in a maternity dress about the seventh month, and you know how to release the footbrake on the baby carriage without fumbling amateurishly.” Although I fault Ms. Jackson for deceptively creating the “sinister underside of small town America” through her … Continue reading
“A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.” LOL! Some things never change. kqd
Unless you are a devotee of women’s softball games you may have never heard of Jennie Finch. And, that’s unfortunate because not only is she an extraordinary softball pitcher, helping Team USA win at two Summer Olympic games medals but she is a devout Christian as well. Jennie is the daughter of Doug and Bev … Continue reading
“To talk to a child, to fascinate him, is much more difficult than to win an electoral victory. But, it is more rewarding.”
“God who created man out of love also calls him to love the fundamental and innate vocation of every human being. For man is created in the image and likeness of God who is himself love. Since God created him man and woman, their mutual love becomes an image of the absolute and unfailing love with … Continue reading
“A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.” Please read my related post – Giving Away the Store Vol. #2 Essay 1
At times, the magnitude of America’s social ills seems overwhelming. The “do-gooder” advocates claim there is never enough time to address all of the issues and the political pundits claim we must just accept this depleted state of affairs as the new normal, and just throw more taxpayer money at them. I disagree with both. If … Continue reading
“A miracle is really the only way to describe motherhood and giving birth. It’s unbelievable how God has made us women and babies to endure and be able to do so much. A miracle, indeed. Such an incredible blessing.”
It's the Women, Not the Men! 