Tag: family
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Winter Strawberries
Backing down the drive we see snow and sleet on the cold stones and grass, evidence of winter’s long-clutching grasp on Ohio. We head to church, the grocery, back to church school, and finally home where we hang coats, store mittens, and wash hands. We dice red onion and cooked chicken, slice black olives and grape…
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Waiting Through
The glass door is decorated with nose-smudges,tongue-presses, and who-knows-what kinds of fingerprintswhile the Christmas window-clings lie sparkling on the floor. Advent has popped upon the top of me,quick on the heels of a slow-in-coming Autumn,a Thanksgiving whose late appearance leaves me rattling. Our hand-made turkeys still hang on the wall,probable witnesses to the Epiphany this…
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Prayer for Our Family (by Bl. Teresa of Calcutta)
Heavenly Father, You have given us a model of life in the Holy Family of Nazareth. Help us, O loving Father, to make our family another Nazareth where love, peace, and joy reign. May it be deeply contemplative, intensely Eucharistic, and vibrant with joy. Help us to stay together in joy and sorrow through family…
Amy Secrist 