celebrate life…every day
life’s smallest joys…are reasons to celebrate…everyday…hugmamma.
Tag Archive: Mass
“life’s flavor,” ethnicity
salt flavors food, as ethnicity flavors life…hugmamma.
family, “warts and all”
family members may not like each other, but can accept one another for who they are, and relish what they can of each other…hugmamma.
standing ovation, unexpected
handicapped Catholics gift us with the story of the Nativity…hugmamma.
like family, church
lucky to have a “shepherd,” who leads his “sheep” like a loving patriarch…hugmamma.
“juxtaposition,” the holiday and the preparation
Preparing for the holidays is like removing the stump of a tree; Christmas is like the beautifully manicured garden…hugmamma.
gray skies above, warm hearts below
Meandering the backroads under a threatening, gray sky in verdant Washington State, is as special as lazing under the tropical sun, on a white sand beach in Maui…hugmamma.
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portuguese bean soup, recipe
Portuguese bean soup, just as good as when my mom’s Hawaiian club use to make it…hugmamma.
discipline and community
Father Brian’s homily about discipline wasn’t the ‘Sermon on the Mount,” but it was just as enlightening…hugmamma.
acknowledging trivia
Taking note of the “small stuff” that makes my life mine…hugmamma.
