Being the Child of Elderly Parents
My mom and dad with my oldest son and his new wife on their wedding day last June. My dad passed away in January. “When did you get to be...
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Kelly Guest
- Jun 16
- 3 min
Another Look at Justice
We are halfway through the year. So, how are those resolutions you made when the year was new going? Are you rocking it, or did you give...
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Kelly Guest
- Feb 15
- 5 min
Eulogizing My Dad - Who Did Not Want to Be Eulogized
My dad fighting back the tears on my wedding day; now it's my turn. Three weeks ago today, we buried my father, the patriarch of our...
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Kelly Guest
- Jan 11
- 3 min
No New Year’s Resolution for Me!
No longer am I one who makes full-out new year’s resolutions. It has never gone well with me in the past. Resolve to lose weight – gain...
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Kelly Guest
- Dec 7, 2022
- 2 min
The Secret to Life
Like most families, we have our favorite Christmas movies that our family enjoys watching together every year. There are the traditional...
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Kelly Guest
- Nov 9, 2022
- 3 min
Praying Divine Office with Your Family
Did you know that there is a prayer for families to pray that is even greater than the Rosary? There is: the Liturgy of the Hours, also...
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Kelly Guest
- Jul 14, 2022
- 3 min
He Gets It! My Newly Wedded Son's View of Marriage
I haven’t written much lately, outside of notes in greeting cards – we have many birthdays and special occasions in May and June. These...
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Kelly Guest
- Jun 28, 2022
- 4 min
King David and the Sacred Heart
Surrounded on three sides by hills and waterfalls, stars overhead, and lambs running past me, I felt immersed in God’s presence. No, I...
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Kelly Guest
- Apr 12, 2022
- 4 min
Stations, Mary, Franciscans, and Tradition
Every Friday during Lent, the Church makes it possible for us to make a spiritual pilgrimage, accompanying Our Lord on His way to Mount...
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Kelly Guest
- Mar 22, 2022
- 3 min
Halfway There!
So, we are three full weeks into Lent. How are you doing? What if I told you that, as part of my Lenten practices, I wanted to write once...
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Kelly Guest
- Jan 30, 2022
- 4 min
Motherhood through the Fourth Luminous Mystery
This bonus piece can be found at Motherhood through the Mysteries. Check out their website for other reflections on other mysteries of...
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Kelly Guest
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
Thanking God for Our Unanswered Miracle
“Amen, I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will...
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Kelly Guest
- Oct 17, 2021
- 4 min
How Saintly Moms Became Saints
Reading stories about saints who were moms and then writing a book about them humbled me and taught me a lot. The most important lesson I...
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Kelly Guest
- Sep 9, 2021
- 3 min
Happy Birthday, Mother Mary
What do you get the woman who has everything? How can you make her day special? It is true, the Blessed Mother needs nothing; truly, she...
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Kelly Guest
- Aug 2, 2021
- 2 min
Love is Colorful
If you ask my children, “What is your mommy’s favorite thing that God created?” they will tell you color. “She makes us color...
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Kelly Guest
- Jul 23, 2021
- 2 min
Parable of a Bully
There once was a girl, a very pretty girl. She had a lot of talents, and she had a lot of friends. She was intelligent, athletic and...
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