by applewooddollhospital | Mar 28, 2023 | Blog, Essays
I had some sort of respiratory virus at the beginning of Lent that knocked me down for a week and then kept me lethargic and coughing for another week. I’m glad it happened during Lent...
by applewooddollhospital | Sep 29, 2022 | Blog, Feast Days
I have a particular devotion to Saint Michael and recommend his intercession to anyone. Here are some things you may not know about him: His name means “Who is Like God”. He led the good angels to throw Lucifer and the bad angels out of heaven. There is a...
by applewooddollhospital | Feb 24, 2022 | Blog, Essays
Lent is coming. It’s a time of prayer, almsgiving and—what it’s probably most known for—fasting. The week preceding Ash Wednesday, a question pops into the heads of...
by applewooddollhospital | Mar 29, 2021 | Blog, Essays
I started the new year with a melanoma diagnosis. It was a very small tumor that had not spread. The treatment was to just cut out all the skin around it to make sure there was no remaining melanoma and then spend the rest of my life being vigilant for any...
