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Love wins.
This is a picture of the steeple of Holy Name Cathedral, the Archdiocese of Chicago. Years ago, after a particularly painful break-up with a boyfriend, I sat inside this church
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A hopeful adoption story — and book giveaway!
I recently was accepted into The Redbud Writer’s Guild, this cool group of women who write and publish a lot of books. I’m hoping if I hang out with them
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Dear homeless man on the EL
Dear homeless man on the Monday, 8:00 Purple Line El train. I cringed when I stepped into the train car. I smelled you before I saw you, slumped over
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Jumping off a cliff
I feel like I’m living my life backwards. Just as most women my age are attending their kids’ high school graduations and getting ready for a little freedom and time
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I’d like a do-over, please.
A friend posted on her Facebook status today that she is going on a trip to Paris with her mother. I was very happy for my friend — who hasn’t
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Steeple Chase
This is one of the steeples at Old Saint Pats, where I’ve been attending mass for the past 5 years. Tonight I will participate in the Rite of Welcome for
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Anatomy of a failed adoption
An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break. –An Ancient
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The Steeple Project
I love steeples that soar into the sky, reaching for God. There must be thousands in Chicago, or at least hundreds. But I notice them on my train to work,
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