Ten on Tuesday {Volume 2}

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

This post brought to you by phone blogging, since morning sickness still hasn't disappeared, so I'm doing lots of lying in bed...

34/52: First Week of School

Monday, August 27, 2018

It's back to school time!! We started last week and things went surprisingly smoothly - I even managed to get "school pictures" done! Without further ado...


33/52: The Burlap Sack Restaurant

Friday, August 24, 2018

In the Face of Scandal

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

I was 16 when the 2002 scandals broke out. With limited internet access and no newspaper subscription, I was kept blessedly ignorant, for which I'm now thankful. Maybe it saved my faith.

I'd still heard about it, though. I was relieved it hadn't happened in our diocese (although years later I would learn that our diocese wasn't without its own sordid tales). When Jehovah's Witnesses encountered me at home later that year, their eyes lit up when they found out we were a Catholic family.



"So what do you think about the scandals?"

"Well," I answered tritely, "Priests are humans, too. We're all sinners. I think we can extend forgiveness." They never did return, which was probably a wise decision.

Now let's imagine 16-year-old me giving that response to an abuse victim.

32/52: These Are Not My Pictures

Tuesday, August 14, 2018


31/52: Elderberries and Soccer

Easy Peasy Roasted Tomato Sauce Recipe

Friday, August 3, 2018


30/52: Fort Ticonderoga and Tomatoes

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