Positively (Im)perfect

I’ve gotten a lot of questions about my rosary over the years. With good reason - it's beautiful and incredibly unique, but even more interesting is its story, which I don't think I've shared yet here. My rosary came to me as a gift during my third year of college...by way of prison, of all places. A wise crew of incredible people used to come up from NYC to help with our semi-annual cadet retreats at West Point. They would share many wise words, but inevitably the conversation would turn to their life-changing experiences running retreats for the inmates at a correctional facility in Staten Island (which has since closed). Their stories intrigued me, and I decided I should “help” the team in return on their next prison retreat. So the next spring on one of my free weekends, I packed a bag and made my way by train and ferry through the city to Staten Island, where I was to stay for the weekend at the team leader’s home. They were a wonderful older couple who welc

It's falllllllll, friends! Have you been reveling in all the Halloween decorations crowding the aisles? I'm really not a big Halloween person, save for Winston, our friendly ghost, and Webster, our very-not-scary fuzzy spider, because scary and I don't get along. Winston doesn't do scary either. But it's finally starting to look and feel like fall here, and I do lurrrve fall. So yesterday I accepted that summer is over and finally dug out my autumnal spirit, decorations and all. And. As I spruced up my home and updated my planner, I realized that hot on the heels of Halloween... ...will be Advent! And with it? BIS goodies! Yes, Advent is already next month and I'm already craving a quiet and reflective Advent season this year (as I do every Advent and Lent...except life, yo). Even with life's craziness, though, and really because of it, I love what a pivotal role each unique Blessed is She Advent (and Lent!) journal has played