Brie Head 
Nursing school was my first wake up call to understanding the function of food and movement and balance for a healthy metabolism. Science told me that I could not starve my body into submission forever and that the longterm effect would be ruining the memory of my metabolism and thus my ability to have a healthy body. It was over those years that I decided diets were not healthy for me.
My first instinct in motherhood is to be the caretaker and protector and guide. The fluffy stuff of relishing the intense and unique beauty of each child doesn’t come as natural to me.
Whatever the Holiday season brings, it can always bring new hope. It can always bring love. It can always bring joy. We just have to find the focus.
As a mother of four small children, I hear “that’s not fair” very often. As a woman approaching the big 40, I have learned “fair” is not a real thing.
As a child/younger person, to be honest, I did not love the intrusion of Mass into my beach time.
Doubting Thomas is one of my most favorite saints. His appearance in the Gospel this past Sunday has allowed me to revisit my love of him.
I am a spring and summer girl. While I appreciate fall and winter for the holiday fun, it is not where my heart is.
