June update

It's been a while.  I've had several thoughts, but not the time to sit down and make them come together in a blog post.  So just know that you're thought about often, that my children continue to make me smile (and scream) every day, and that the Holy Spirit continues to move me to grow.  Now for a few highlights. . .

• We had our first experience with Operation Foreign Body in the Nose last week.  As I was putting my sweet daughter to bed (after she fell asleep at the dinner table) I caught a green glisten from her right nostril.  I was happy that 7 years of postgraduate education and $120,000 spared me a trip to the emergency room to retrieve it and credentialled me to do it myself.
• Last night while we driving home, a very tired Kate began to cry because she was convinced she'd lost her feet.  (They were under the blanket).  It was a good lesson for me, reminding me of the many times lately when I've felt so "busy" that I get wrapped up, can't make heads or tails of what's in front of me, and end up tearful and frustrated.  If I would only step back for a second, I'd realize my feet are attached to my legs. . . just like they always have been.
• My home parish turns 125 this year.  I was so proud of the celebration we had for a little wooden church situated on a gravel road with no plumbing which represents a community of faithful, hard working families.