STORIES AND REFLECTIONS
My mother taught me to pray. During our time in Spain, we once lived in a basement apartment that was dark and spooky, and I often heard noises at night and couldn’t sleep. Didn’t help that my brother would tell me creepy stories about some dude he saw every night sitting in the rocking chair…
Frustrated with people and the world lately? 🙋🏻♀️ I get you. Everyone’s on edge and it’s taking more patience than usual to get through each day. I may, and let me emphasize “may,” have something to help your mindset. It helps mine: “God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the…
As I often heard growing up: “¡Viento en popa y a toda vela!” (Wind in the stern and at full sail). My father, especially, lived like that, full steam ahead. No matter what was on his plate, if life brought his way something that could potentially impact our lives positively, he would take it on….
If only I could wiggle my nose like Samanta Stevens…or blink like Jeannie…and poof! make things happen. Those two ladies had awesome superpowers. Wiggle and the price of gas at the pump would magically drop, blink and peace would reign on Earth, wiggle and everyone would be super healthy…and on and on. If only. But.Not.Happening….
Time again for this little story. “A Mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. “What food might this contain?” He wondered. He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse told all the other animals: “There is a mousetrap…
And then there were two. Tomorrow, we’ll be taking a little road trip to Texas to move Danny to his new town. When we return, we’ll be full-blown empty nesters. We are still processing Lauren’s recent move-out so, as you may imagine, our adjustment mode is in high gear. On the upside, and there’s always…
First off, feliz Día de Los Reyes Magos (Three Kings’ Day)* to those of us who celebrate the birth of Jesus. January 6 will always bring back wonderful childhood memories and hold a special place in my heart. May the light of the shining star guide us and gift us with wisdom in every path…
Got your grapes ready? Almost time to say goodbye to 2021 and hello to 2022. Another year for the books! Holy Jesus! Despite all that has happened this year and whatever situations we may find ourselves in at this moment, there are still so many things to be grateful for. And so now I ask…
Family and friends, like in a blink of an eye, once again, our frijoles, yuca y lechón will adorn our tables on Noche Buena and, hopefully, this year more of us will be surrounded by those we love, accompanied by the spirit of those we miss. This gathering season comes courtesy of a Savior. Let’s…
While we awoke all cozied up in our beds this morning, hundreds of less fortunate people woke up today displaced and without their loved ones. They had their lives ripped apart in just moments last weekend by a number of tornadoes. If the images on TV are grueling to watch, I can’t even imagine what…