My children have recently discovered the game of badminton. Thanks to a sale at Canadian Tire, we are now the owners of a badminton/volleyball set that originally came with four rackets. The set is now down to three sound ones and a fourth that is – sadly – quite broken. (This broken racket found itself [...]
Posts Tagged ‘God’
For Love and the Glory of God
Posted in Children, Faith, Family, Life, tagged Children, God, Jesuits, mom, St. Ignatius of Loyola on July 31, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The Sound of Silence
Posted in Faith, Life, tagged God, prayer, retreat, silence, spirit on March 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At about two o’clock this afternoon, I will start off on a five-and-a-half-hour drive to Coteau du Lac in Quebec for my annual retreat. It is something I look forward to every year. And as I was explaining to my 12-year old son, it is something I not only want to do — [...]
At the Check-out Counter
Posted in Family, Life, tagged Family, God, kids, large family on December 28, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Most people get excited for couples expecting their first child, and rightly so. There are still looks of pleasant surprise and congratulations with the second and the third. The fourth pregnancy can bring about moments of silence for some, looks of genuine surprise from others. It gets pretty interesting from the fifth [...]