No Greater Love: 3 Heroes from Aurora

(As posted at Austin Catholic New Media:) When I was sixteen, I had a boyfriend. My young heart was madly in love. I had also spent some time reading the Bible, inspired by my Baptist friends. One day, I came across this verse: “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”  John 15:13 In a fit of romanticism, I wrote it out on a pretty piece of paper and...

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{pretty, happy, funny, real}

~ Capturing the context of everyday life ~ Every Thursday, at Like Mother, Like Daughter! {pretty} I love downtown Bryan, Texas. This wall, across from a cafe where I go sometimes to work, has an old, weathered, once-painted Coca-Cola signed. The colors just can't be recreated. I love this wall! {happy}     I've started blogging regularly at Austin Catholic...

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{Pretty. Happy. Funny. Real.}

~ Capturing the context of everyday life ~ Every Thursday, at Like Mother, Like Daughter! {pretty} Fireworks are always pretty. After a strange day where my husband worked instead of taking the day off, it all ended well. We joined the rest of the Bryan/College Station area at the George Bush Presidential Library for the annual 4th of July celebration. A symphony, a breeze,...

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