If you tuned in to Oprah on Tuesday (or you DVRed it like me), I hope you were inspired by what you saw.  The Dominican Sisters were featured during Oprah's hour-long look into "secret lives."  After enduring the first 20 minutes of whatever the heck she covered first, we were introduced to some amazing women.Scott and I first met them this August.  He gave them a big Texas welcome at the airport and the kids and I met them at ...

As we prepare for Hallmark's busiest holiday of the year, I'm reminded that so much gets lost on Valentine's Day.  Namely, the saint for whom the holiday is named!  Scott and I have never been huge Valentine's Day lovers (pardon the pun), because as Scott says, "Everyday is Valentine's Day at our house."  Aww.  There is a tinge of sarcasm that you're not able to hear in that quip.Clearly, we love one another...and our children, families and friends.  In the ...

You won't want to miss Oprah tomorrow (Tuesday).  I'm not a regular tuner-iner.  That's the height of homework/snack/getting dinner ready craziness here.  So, I'll be setting the DVR for a very special hour featuring some of most favorite people - the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist.  We often hear that we should encourage young men to consider the priesthood - and I'm totally on board with that.  But, I think an equally important charge is to encourage ...

I consider myself a pretty smart cookie.  I know when my kids are lying through their teeth.  I can tell when my girlfriends are saying something just to make me feel better (and I'm totally okay with that, by the way).  And, I know when Scott wants to say something but instead says the opposite - benny of learning a thing or two in 14 years of marriage.What I haven't figured out just yet is why insurance companies make it so ...

Since I'm in the thanksgiving mood and because I know that some of them stalk us in cyberspace...this post is for Luke's many, many, many nurses.We began Luke's journey at Seton Main's NICU.  Those first couple of days, I vaguely remember some really nice people taking care of Luke, but my eyes were fixated on his bed and his little body.  Slowly, the fog started to clear.  Because I was recovering from a c-section, and then nested for a week, ...

I've been meaning to post this since my first training session for my 10k.  Yes, that's right.  I've lost my ever lovin mind.Anyhoodle, I trekked up to the training center in downtown Austin several weeks ago for the "kick-off" session at Rogue Training.  First off, I was nervous about what to wear.  I mean, these were serious runners with serious running clothes.  All I had were some comfy yoga pants and jacket that I wore - not to do yoga, ...