Author Archives: kmwanek

Whenever work is really hectic and things get crazy, I always think about how grateful I am that I do not have to do everything alone.  There is a team of people working together to get various tasks and projects done.  A normal day involves everyone filling in their part.  Some days you give moreContinue reading “We Need Each Other”

Are you happy?  This is a question that we are often bombarded with on a regular basis.  Everyone wants the people they care about to be happy and they want to be happy themselves. Being happy is great, but there is something better.  That something is joy.  When looking at happiness and joy side byContinue reading “Got Joy?”

I recently signed up for a 5k run, the ‘Hope isn’t Canceled Run.’  I love the theme that the organizers came up with.  In the times we’re in, we need this message now more than ever.  Countless events over the past several months have been canceled.  A lot of our normal, everyday life has beenContinue reading “Hope Isn’t Canceled”

A few days ago I was scrolling through Facebook and I saw that a page I follow had posted the Fruit of the Spirit Song.  (If you have not heard this song, I highly recommend it.  I can guarantee that you will have it stuck in your head for days.  On the plus side, youContinue reading “10/10 Would Recommend”

Last week I was watching a one-year old.  We were walking out the door to go outside when he reached out his arms.  He wanted me to lift him down from the step onto the ground.  I’m sure we’ve all experienced this.  When a small child needs help, he will simply look toward you andContinue reading “Being Lifted”

Yesterday I saw a post someone shared on social media that said, “all we need is love and coffee.”  The post was captioned with a sort of discourse on how much better our world would be if everyone could sit in a big circle together while drinking coffee and sharing compliments.  What a nice, fluffyContinue reading “Immeasurable Depths”

One CCD class during the last school year, my class of eighth grade students was talking about Confirmation.  Several of the students were asking questions about the sacrament and what it all entailed.  The students were also commenting about the reasons why they thought it was important.  A good number of them expressed something alongContinue reading “Go All In”

A few weeks ago, I was scrolling through Twitter when I saw an abundance of tweets about a new single released by a current pop singer/rapper.  The song was getting all of the hype and the artist was being praised for her supposedly iconic and amazing song that promoted “female empowerment.”  In reality, the songContinue reading “Removing the Garbage”

Two weekends ago, my family had a rummage sale again after not having had one for a few years.  It was a great feeling to do some major cleaning and get rid of a lot of stuff that had built up over time but that we didn’t need.  It was a time of organizing andContinue reading “Finding the Treasure”

A few weeks ago at work, one of the program residents walked by my office and showed me a purchase that he had made.  It was not anything too exciting, just a black oscillating fan.  However, he was ecstatic about it, as he commented, “Check out this fan I bought!  It was only $10, praiseContinue reading “$10 Fans”