Happy 16th Birthday Catherine Therese!!

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Although you'll never read this my sweet Catherine, I love you. 16 years ago you changed our life forever. All of your siblings have done this in their own way but you have done so in a very special way. You have made me more empathetic, compassionate, and much more prayerful. Your smile lights up the world around you and we are all blessed by it.  It's not easy living with a saint. You remind me of my weakness and limited time on this earth. You challenge me to go deeper within myself and find what the Lord is trying to teach me...usually patience. You are made in His image and likeness but He uses you so that I can see my own beauty, goodness, and shortcomings.  You struggle mightily against me with every bath, diaper change, and wardrobe change. I struggle mightily with Him against all the changes He wills in my life. You depend on me and your mom for even the simplest of things. You teach me to depend on Him for everything and not rely on my on strength. You teach me that I
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A Very Puzzling Post

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For as long as I can remember I have been fascinated by “cryptograms” and other secret word-code
puzzles. There is something fun, exciting, secretive, and challenging about working to decipher the puzzle and reveal the message hidden within.

Unlike other cryptogram or cryptoquote books you may find, this book is more than simply a puzzle book. The messages contained within hold some 2000 years of Catholic wisdom and guidance for living our lives even to this day. 

My new "book" will be available in just a few days. It is filled with 365 Cryptogram word puzzles from some of the most beloved Saints, Teachers, and Doctors of the Church. However, there are also many wonderful quotes from men and women throughout Church history that you may have never heard from. 

The quotes are enlightening, insightful, inspiring, and often, very funny. If you love your faith, the saints, and word puzzles, this is the book for you.

The book is 180 pages. There are between 2-4 puzzles on each 8.5"x 11" page in large print with plenty of room for scribbling your guesses. Hints are provided at the back of the book in case you get stuck. The answers can also be found at the back of the book. The cost is $14.95 (a small price to pay for hours of entertainment, challenge, frustration, and enlightenment.. :-) It is available through Amazon and on my Etsy page (available to order now).

As a bonus and a foretaste, well, have at it....CLICK HERE to try your luck. (It's a PDF download with a secret message from me.) Hint A=E
My new book of poetry, The Last Dragon and Other Poems is available now.
 
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