It's a Mom Thing
Well, friends, it's that time of year again. Our oldest son has begun his second year of college. Our younger son is in his junior year of high school. (When I began this blog, they were 10 and 7!) We're not quite "empty nesters," but are feeling the beginnings of what that will look like. If you have children, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, or close friends that have children, you can probably relate. They grow up so quickly. Those toddler years seem interminable. Then, suddenly, you're in the teen years and dealing with that new world of raging hormones and roller coaster emotions. Blink your eyes, and they're turning 18--joining the world of adulthood. Today is the Feast of Saint Monica. If you're not familiar with her story, she was an incredibly faithful servant of God. She was a Christian, but for whatever reason was given in marriage to a pagan man named Patricius. He was a man given to fits of anger, an...
