Minutes to Moments

...Reflections for Mom’s Busy Life by Maria Rodgers O'Rourke

Archive for September, 2008

29 Sep

From the movie “Stranger than Fiction”:

As Harold took a bite of Bavarian sugar cookie, he finally felt as if everything was going to be okay.
Sometimes, when we lose ourselves in fear and despair, in routine and constancy, in hopelessness and tragedy, we can thank God for Bavarian sugar cookies, and fortunately when there aren’t any sugar cookies we can still [...]

22 Sep

Choose your friends wisely

“Let those who are friendly with you be many, but let your advisers be one in a thousand.”  Sirach 6:6
Choose your friends wisely.  Life has shown how fleeting some friendships can be.  We can be easily hurt by someone we once considered a confidant.  So, while we will meet many people in a lifetime, only [...]

10 Sep

“Mommy” and the other jobs

The presidential election has raised a multitude of questions on what it takes and means to be a mom.  Voices from all points on the political spectrum are offering opinions and perspectives on how moms juggle family and work life, what constitutes “sexism” in the public arena, and if “feminism” and “pro-life” are really mutually exclusive.
These are [...]

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