We all tell our children no when there are things that they want that are not good for them, but as a mother, I tried to imagine the circumstances under which I could possibly tell my children no for something that would break their hearts as much as Brigid’s death had broken ours. … More On Chocolate Chips and Trusting God
It is always with tranquility I weep, always with a great sentiment of loving confidence in Divine Providence; for, since Our Lord loved death and delivered it as an object of our love, I cannot wish it ill, for taking away my sisters and others, provided that they die in the love of the holy death of the Savior. I regard this frail life as such a trifle, that I never turn to God with sweeter sentiments of love, than when He has stricken me or permitted me to be afflicted. … More The Christian Manner in Which We Should Mourn Over Those Whom We Have Lost