Recent content by bluerose

Let me start by saying I have a wonderful husband to whom I’ve been married for over 30 years and we are each other’s best friends and enjoy each other’s company as well as an adult son who lives with us. We have a great family life together and I wouldn’t change a thing. But I do like to spend...

I never had daughters so this was never a thing for me, but I had nieces who had the American Girl dolls from historical periods including 1774 (Felicity), 1904 (Samantha), and 1944 (Molly). Now, apparently, 1986 is a “historical period”! 😳 😭 This is Courtney. She plays Pac-Man, has mile-high...

I’m not sure how often this happens at other parishes, but it happens weekly at ours. Father is in the habit of asking questions during the homily. Today, it was “What does Eucharist mean?” among other questions. It’s a small church and, due to capacity restrictions, only about 15 people are in...

I am heartbroken beyond words. She was my favorite author, always a new book every year, and clean with a distinct Catholic flavor. She was my role model, the kind of author I wanted to be, an inspiration to me. She will be missed...

It’s been a looong time since there were any groups or post devoted to Catholic fiction but I would like to let everyone know that the sixth book in my Black Horse Campground mystery series has been published by Aakenbaaken & Kent! It is currently available online from Amazon and Barnes and...

So I was reading one of those Facebook articles about stories where THE QUESTION was asked: If anyone knows any reason why this couple should not be joined in marriage, speak now or forever hold your peace." There were some amusing stories (and some that definitely sounded made up) but I was...

I have exhausted every possible search topic I can think of and I’m still stumped, so I hope there is someone, somewhere out there who knows what I’m talking about! Years ago (and I mean about 35-40 years ago) I read a short story in a school textbook about a couple of young teenagers, a boy...

Please allow me to indulge in a little shameless self-promotion! The fifth book in my Black Horse Campground mystery series, “A Summer to Remember”, is now available from Amazon! Here is the back cover blurb: After Bonney Police detective J.D. Wilder wraps up three cold-case murders, believing...

Without going into too much detail, my son confessed to me that his faith is very weak, if non-existent. He has asked to stop accompanying us to Mass. He is almost 23, and has been going just to keep us happy. He knows it saddens me to see him reject his faith, but I can no longer compel him to...

I’ve posted before about needing help for a family member, legal and financial problems, and this prayer request encompasses it. We need a miracle and may God’s will be done. Thank you and God bless.

Without going into too much detail, we have a family member who is in need of financial and legal help. He is recently widowed and needs to move his children closer to family (they live over 2000 miles from us, his family) but has run into some legal and financial problems that are weighing...

My 46-year-old SIL and mother of 14 has been admitted to the hospital. She had been diagnosed with melanoma some time ago and is now experiencing high iron levels, edema, and shortness of breath. Please pray for her to have a complete healing, she lives so far away from any family members and...

This came up recently in a discussion among Catholic Writers Guild members. Four times a year, the Guild awards a Seal of Approval to Catholic books, both fiction and non-fiction, for adults, children, and young adults. The purpose of the Seal, according to the Guild: The purpose of the Catholic...

Dear prayer warriors, an old friend of mine with whom I went to high school in El Paso, TX notified me that her mother has been taken to a hospital in El Paso. My friend has lived in Ireland for several years and is frantic, as she does not know why her mother is in the hospital and she is so...

Just some information for those looking for good Catholic fiction and non-fiction for adults, children, and young adults… here is the updated Catholic Writers Guild website with a list of Seal of Approval winners. Check it out! catholicwritersguild.org/seal-approval Shameless self-promotion...