Category: Blog

  • Just Show Up – My Dad’s Last Poker Hand

    Just Show Up – My Dad’s Last Poker Hand

    Dad’s cancer is vicious and rapid. When first diagnosed within the first two weeks we were graced with time alone together he had said to me, “This is growing fast, Shannon, I can feel it.” Regardless, Dad wanted to play the odds. He went to MDAnderson and heard that he had a 90% chance of…

  • Just Show Up – My Time in Prison

    Just Show Up – My Time in Prison

    In full disclosure, because I have been so preoccupied with my father’s heath, my own immediate family’s health issues, and the survivor’s I’m seeing in the ministry, I was not exactly excited to be leaving it all to go spend three days in prison. Well, I mean, who wants to go to prison? 😉 As…

  • Just Show Up – Speak to Me True-fully

    Just Show Up – Speak to Me True-fully

    I’ve sat down to write this post at least five times in the past week. It’s not every day you find out a loved one has terminal cancer. It is not normal to have the time to spend with them one on one the way I have with my father. Since my last post I…

  • Just Show Up – Precious Life

    Just Show Up – Precious Life

    I know I should be commenting on the Kavanaugh situation (and I have been watching and keeping up with it) but, once again, LIFE has thrown something my way that is simply more important. Last week my father has been diagnosed with Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer. We are still waiting on the pathology…

  • Just Show Up – It’s About Time

    Just Show Up – It’s About Time

    Victorious, Venerated and Valued The meaning of my charm has always held a place close to my heart but last night it all came to fruition. For those who didn’t realize the HHM charm is created of 3 M’s and 3 V’s that each make a heart that join together to form the symbol of…

  • Just Show Up – Survivor of Child Abuse by a Catholic Priest Shares

    This past week has been very difficult for me in regards to the magnitude of revelation of abuse by priests in Philadelphia. As you all know, I am a Catholic, and I love my faith. Some might even consider me ‘charismatic’ (and I think many who aren’t Catholic are quite surprised that I know and…

  • Just Show Up – Breakup with Fear

    Just Show Up – Breakup with Fear

    I woke up this morning, from a restless sleep, having the oddest feeling I am falling short. From what, you might ask. And that I can’t answer. Later, in the car, I heard this new song by Francesca Battistelli “The Breakup Song” and fell in love with the tune and the words. Little did I…

  • GUEST POST – Preventing Child Abuse in the US

    Occasionally I’ll allow a guest post such as this to come in as I see the need to have the people in the right positions to help with the abuse epidemic in this country. You never know, I might have a reader who is asking themselves “What do I want to do with my life?”…

  • Just Show Up – Today I am …. the 1 or 99?

    It is a shame and embarrassment to see that it has been over a month since I have written a post. If you are reading this then thank you, as you are probably one of the few still following! 😉 Ha, listen to me, being self-deprevating. In the name of Jesus, I renounce this spirit…

  • Just Show Up – PTSD…it is more prevalent than you realize

    Before we end June I didn’t want to go completely silent. I am slowly getting my ‘groove’ back… we are STILL not back in our home from Hurricane Harvey so it has taken its toll on me emotionally and my creative bug just isn’t ignited. But, this, too, is a part of PTSD…which is why…