Just a little word to the wise...never fully trust your dry cleaner. I took Scott's yell leader sweater to the cleaners the other day because I am an overachiever. I thought it would be nice to get them cleaned up and then put into a shadow box for our office. Aren't I smart? Yeah, that was until I got them back and the beautiful, sparkly, WHITE block "T" on the front came back NOT white, but PINK. Um, yeah, not ...

We all have someone (or 10) who's in our life and we offer profound thanks to our Maker in heaven for sending them our way. I'm lucky enough to have 10 such folks in my life. Perhaps you do, too.Here's to this week's...TOP TEN: FOLKS YOU KEEP AND HOPE TO NEVER REPLACE1. My husband. Yes, he is my "better half" and I mean that in every sense of the word. He's patient, level-headed, funny, sensible...all the things I'm not.2. My ...

Yes, our little man is growing up. Explain to me, people, how that happened so dad gum fast.Us in the NICU, freaking out (ok, so we don't look freaked out here, that was the exhaustion mixed with happiness, with a dash of delirium) because his heart kept skipping a beat in utero. Lo and behold, though, an overnight stay in these first-class accommodations cleared up the abnormality and it's never returned.Let's count backwards, shall we??Brought to you by the letters ...

Words of wisdom (quite eloquent, I might add) from the Holy Father to President Obama...VATICAN CITY, 21 JAN 2009 (VIS) - Made public yesterday afternoon was a telegram from Benedict XVI to Barack Obama, congratulating him on his inauguration as forty-fourth president of the United States of America.In the English-language telegram the Holy Father offers his "cordial good wishes, together with the assurance of my prayers that Almighty God will grant you unfailing wisdom and strength in the exercise of ...

Well, a keynote, a wee 6 hours of sleep, some caffeine and 1,300 teenagers later...the Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference in Waco was a-mazing. Scott and I began our early marriage working with high school youth. But, 4 kids later our shift has moved to working with engaged couples. This past weekend, we were reminded just how much we love the teen set.The weekend's theme, "The Calling", encouraged teenagers to seek out their own calling. Scott and were able to share ...

I realized after posting the double top ten that I left out two very important people...Aunt Mary Lou, Martha and Tobie (um, make that 3). MLou is, without a doubt, the one person in the world in which I can share my whole heart and get nothing back, but love. We don't agree on everything - who does? But she always gets me. I love that about her. And, Marth is just a pretty amazing person herself. Funny, real and ...