The Chicks are going on an “information vacation” for a short while…family trips, kids’ summer camps, work, and personal obligations are the priorities this month. If you want to stay in the faith-filled information loop, be sure to check out our left side-bar and the Get to Know header for links to some of our [...]
June 25, 2011
Is anyone curious anymore? I indict myself when I offer this question. Chick A and I were real curious for awhile, and our curiosity led us to be received into The Universal Church. There must be a correlation between extreme busy-ness and lack of curiosity, because the busier I am the more I just want [...]
June 24, 2011
The upcoming Eucharistic Congress being held this weekend in College Park, GA will ROCK with talent this year! From the lay apostolate booths at Friday night’s Catholic marketplace to the speakers on the 6 language tracks of Saturday’s program, this year’s gathering is sure to inspire. This congress has been held for years, and the [...]
June 12, 2011
Lots of folks love Christmas and Easter, and I am one of them. But today I am reminded of how much I love Pentecost Sunday. The orange and red flowers behind the altar, the streams of red ribbon flowing from the processional crucifix, the readings at mass…oh the readings! A rush of the wind, tongues [...]
June 10, 2011
Clear your calendar 8:00 p.m. Pentecost Sunday for some “Chick Chatter” on the radio! Yes, you’ll be able to hear our two tongues of fire from 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. on Gainesville, GA station WDUN AM 550 or FM 102.9. If you aren’t in North Georgia, you may listen live via the web at Totus [...]
June 2, 2011
It’s official. I am the mother of two teenagers. It happened back in April when my youngest turned 13, and since then I’ve been putting some thought into what my headstone should say. One of my friends who outlives me needs to make sure that these 4 little words make it onto my grave [...]
May 24, 2011
Although I have not done any systematic analysis on this, I think I put on mascara about every 15 days or so. I don’t know, I suppose I’m just in a phase of life where I don’t really need it. A lot of my time recently has been spent cooking, cleaning, and driving my pick [...]
May 16, 2011
Summer nights spent dreaming on a sleeping porch. Summer days spent chasing down clues from a mysterious letter found in the family chapel. Does childhood get any better than this?! In her first fictional mystery directed at grade-school aged readers, Camille Sparkman serves up a delicious account of the Lovette family – its heritage and [...]
May 9, 2011
Meet Gigi Bush Taylor, or “Chick G” as we like to call her. Mother, speaker, consultant, and book designer, Gigi is one interesting Southern Catholic Chick. One of her most recent projects, The Illustrated Rosary Page by Page and Bead by Bead with Scripture References, came about from a dream that she had for several [...]
May 6, 2011
The first official Friends in High Places book club gathering was a tremendous success! Daring to schedule a night in May for our meeting, we ended up with a good turnout and a great discussion on Fr. Martin’s book My Life with the Saints. I think we learned a few things in the process, too- [...]
June 30, 2011
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