I found this engagement announcement years ago after my mother passed away. I had inherited the “trunk” with all of the family heirlooms and photos. When I first saw the fragile news clipping, I thought nothing of it really. I assumed it had gotten torn...
I was born and raised in a Catholic bubble. My life was informed by weekly Mass, Confession, praying the rosary, fasting and abstinence. I wrote JMJ (Jesus Mary and Joseph) on the top of all my papers at St. Philip Neri School and proudly wore...
I recently returned from a quick and dirty fun-filled trip to Nashville to see Peter, Brianna and my two precious grandsons- Bear and Boe. It had been a while, so this Sitti (Arabic for Grandmother) was itching to get as many hugs and kisses in...
..so is he. These are the words of James Allen. I inherited this little book of wisdom from my father. As you can see he felt comfortable enough to scrawl his name across the front of it… Edmund F. Shaheen. I suppose that was his...
This is a portion of my extended family gathered at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery to celebrate my step mother Adele Pearl Shaheen’s 100 years of life and love. My siblings, their spouses, their children and their children’s children. We are a force to be reckoned with....