I’d like to introduce you to one of my newer friends, Vicki Thorn, a wife, mother of six, and grandmother to six more. When I moved to Milwaukee in 1984, I was busy adapting to my newlywed life in a new city with a new job that paid a lot less than promised due to my… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Vicki Thorn
Category: Christ in Our Lives
Being Christ in Our Lives: Pat Gohn
I met Pat Gohn in person last September at the National Conference of Catholic Women national convention, but I actually met her a couple months earlier when I devoured her soul-stirring book, Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious: Celebrating the Gift of Catholic Womanhood. Pat’s moving story of breast cancer and other struggles brought me close to tears. Her loving guide… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Pat Gohn
Being Christ in Our Lives: Ann Farrell Pulliam
Ann Farrell Pulliam teaches me a lot. Always has, in the nine years we’ve known each other. She’s a devoted wife, mother, and daughter, and is studying to become a hospice chaplain. One of the greatest lessons I learned from her came when she was battling colon cancer (she’s cancer-free now, praise God) and graciously… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Ann Farrell Pulliam
Being Christ in Our Lives: Linda M. Au
Linda M. Au is one of the funniest people I know. I call her the Erma Bombeck of our generation. To see if you agree, check out her books: Head in the Sand … and other unpopular positions, and Fork in the Road … and other pointless discussions. A few things you might not know from her writing: Linda is… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Linda M. Au