The Response: Fashionista at the Playground — Cheryl Today, after 4:00 Mass, we met up with other parish families at our local playground. The kids had fun, until the rain and cold got to be too much.

The Call: Big Dreams — Jessica One of my favorite mom sayings is “what has been seen can never be unseen.” After I saw the light, I can hardly pass up an opportunity to capture it. And without it, I can hardly bring out the camera.

The Response: Mr. Mischief — Jessica Danny and I walked downstairs to let the dogs out. I found a pretty white flower from our neighbor’s bush that had grown through our fence and began to snap a few shots of it with my phone. I half heard Danny walk back inside but kept photographing the […]

The Call: Young Together — Cheryl Johanna and Luke.

The Response: Time at the Lake — Cheryl In Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art, Madeleine L’Engle tells the story of a village with clocks that got all messed up, time-wise, after the village clockmaker/repairer passed away. When — years later — a renowned clockmaker/repairer came to the village, the citizens crowded round […]

The Call: VFW Eagle — Jessica It’s that time of year again. Flags are being draped on all the overpasses. Just like that week, thirteen years ago.

The Response: Sunlit Flowers — Jessica I was late for a meeting, but when I drove past this field of flowers backlit by the morning sun, well, I had to respond. After a moments hesitation, I made a u- turn at the next intersection and pulled out my phone and started snapping away, Thanks to […]

The Call: Remember to Water — Cheryl When my flowers are so dry they droop, I realize that it’s time to respond with water. The problem is that the thought flitting through my mind doesn’t always lead to giving the flora a drink.

The Response: Typewriter Still Life — Cheryl “The more I studied literature and the arts, the more I realized that the world is far more ambiguous than we think.” — Gregory Wolfe, Beauty Will Save the World Bridget and I had a good talk along these lines on the way home from her orthodontist appointment […]

The Call: Shapes & Shadows — Jessica Ours. This is another one of those calls that I sort of scratch my head over. What was I thinking? I once read that spiritual poverty means that all we own, the only thing that is truly ours, is our yes or no to God. So “blessed are […]

The Response: Empty Nest — or a Bird-made Basket — Jessica I heard a quote the other day that went something like this: after raising so many kids, it’s not an “empty nest,” it’s the Promised Land.

The Call: Empty — Cheryl Finding an empty laundry basket around here can be tough. This one is awaiting a load in the dryer. Notice that pink thing? It’s duct tape. All of my laundry baskets have been repaired with at least one strip of it. Oh, and the white stuff on the floor? Laundry […]