Usually my family and I, or at least I, attend Good Friday evening mass during Holy Week. However, we decided to go to The Stations of the Cross at our church this afternoon instead. Though I have vague recollections of participating in the Stations a few times throughout my life, it has not been something I have done […]
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It’s Holy Thursday in our Catholic/Christian community and our Jewish brothers and sisters’ celebration of Passover begins tomorrow night. Bob, Sean, Abby and I participated in a beautiful mass at our church earlier this evening. The Paschal Triduum is my favorite time of year in our church community and has been since I was a child. Tonight we heard […]
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One year ago today, on Saturday, April 2, 2011, an old and dear friend of mine died. Two days later, on Monday, I got “the call” from my friend’s aunt with the news. Those are the calls you never, ever, want to receive. Listening to the person on the other end of the line is beyond […]
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This afternoon I was catching up on another episode of Awake (the fourth episode in the series). In this story line Detective Michael Britten interacts in both of his realities with a woman named Kate who babysat years ago for his now teenage son Rex (who is alive in one reality and dead in the other). […]
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Male Therapist: “So tell me how this works?” Detective Michael Britten: “I’m awake with my wife and I close my eyes, I open them and I’m awake with my son.” Female Therapist: “And this has been happening since, the accident?” Male Therapist: “So you begin working on one case here, in reality, and then suddenly […]
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Today I am 37. It feels surreal for me to reflect on my journey to this age. I have been out of high school now for almost 19 years. This year I will have been married for 12 years and a mother for 9 years. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Since I turned 36 my life has had many […]
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