My Journey
When you hear someone say, “Life can change in an instant,” believe it! My world was turned upside down not once, but three times in the last decade. Once when we lost everything in Hurricane Katrina, next when I lost my mother 3 years later to pancreatic cancer, and lastly when my youngest daughter and I were hit by a drunk driver. In every instance my life changed dramatically. The impact of losing everything in Hurricane Katrina didn’t compare to losing my best friend in my mother, but the biggest blow came when I lost my greatest passion in life – teaching. In just a short span of 10 years my life took on a different “normal” ….
Soulful Momma’s Latest Blog Posts
A discussion about lessons I have learned in life and discoveries I have found through family, friends, faith and deep searching within myself. I have been blessed with a full life and so much to be thankful for. I wish to share my life and faith journey with you.
Living on a Prayer
With all that’s going on in the world right now, I thought I would try to lighten things up a bit with a true story revolving around the shortage of toilet paper. Maybe you can relate to this situation, but most of all I hope it makes you laugh! Everyone knows the...
Through Mary’s Eyes
“Abandon yourself into the hands of Mary. She will take care of you.” Padre Pio Throughout the history of Catholicism, we have been told how very special our Blessed Mother Mary is from all of us. From the time she was conceived in the womb without original...
United As One
“Peace I leave you, my peace I give you;look not on our sins but on the faith of your church…” As I listened to these words before the sign of peace today during mass being said live on Facebook because of COVID-19, I was finally struck by the deep meaning behind it....
Walking Through The Desert
During this Lenten Season we are reminded of Jesus’ journey through the desert for 40 days and 40 nights. His time spent being tempted by the devil only strengthended His resolve to let nothing come between him and who he is, and who he is called to be.The...
My Memory of Him – Remembering My Dad
Some of us are blessed to have many years with our parents. For me, I was blessed with 44 wonderful years with my mother, but I was only given 12 years with my father. I was a late in life baby. My older brother and sisters were 18, 17 and 12 years older than me. I...
Taking A Closer Look in the Mirror
I guess what they say is true when you are young that “ignorance is bliss.” You don’t have a care in the world and nothing really bothers you, unless you are extremely wise or mature for your age. For me, a middle-aged woman, I’m just beginning to wake-up and smell the coffee or cafe’ latte as l like to call it.
