Sunday, March 9, 2008

I got nothing

I got nothing today. I have been wracking my brain all day for something, anything to write about. I felt especially compelled to write something, anything, since I harrassed my husband about putting up a year old essay on his blog... the gods are now getting the last laugh on me.

Nope, I got nothin' tune in tomorrow.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

There are women

There are women who never run out of 'personal' products. I am not one of them.

I am a woman who is grateful that all her parts still work, no matter how inconvenient it may be.

There are women who always have a well balanced dinner on the table. I am not one of them.

I am a woman who almost always ensures her family eats at least one meal together every day, despite crazy schedules. And yes, that means sometimes we have cereal for dinner and leftover mac-and-cheese for breakfast.

There are women who's children are always color coordinated clothing when they walk out the door. I am not one of them.

I am a women who's children know it is okay to play in whatever they have on, and that their individuality should always shine.

There are women who's children always have clean hands and faces and always sit quietly in church. I am not one of them.

I am a woman who's children aren't afraid to get dirty. Who know that in order to find the worms, you might have to eat a little dirt. And they will know that it is a good thing to make "joyful noise unto the Lord" (or buddah, or mother earth, or whoever)

There are women who never roll their eyes when their husbands say goofy things in public. I am not one of them.

I am a woman who loves her goofy, brilliant, adorable, honest and trustworthy husband.

I am a woman who has to remind herself daily that I am the woman I want to be, most of the time.

Monday, March 3, 2008

The Archbishop responds

Dear Ms. Wohlmut,

Please accept this acknowledgement of your letter to me of February 15. Your decision to break your 'ties' with the church saddened me. I apologize for any way in which I have not served you on your journey of faith adequately.

It seems you have found a new place of worship which makes you feel at home. The beliefs and convictions of our Catholic community seem to have been too challenging for you. Be assured they they are challenging for us all of us. The church's evangelizing mission entails preaching the good news and a calling to a conversion. The second part is the hard part.

You said you leave with a 'broken heart'. Hearts break for many reasons, not always due to an external aggressor. Your letter and a few other experiences this spring prodded me to write a column for The Catholic Sentinel of March 7. Perhaps you may be interested in reading it.

As we move closer to Easter, I promise to keep you in my prayers. I pray that God will one day lead you back to your true home, a community of saints and sinners all struggling in thier search for the face of Jesus. God Bless.

Sincerely yours in the Lord,

Most Rev. John G. Vlanzy

I post this today without comment. I need to let it sit for a day or two, but be assured I will have something to say about this response, or lack of... CA