Mary Hood Hart is a free-lance writer, mother of four, and a religious educator who lives in in Ocean Isle Beach, NC.
In the mail the other day, I received the most amazing document. It was a letter from my 20-year-old daughter. One and a half pages, handwritten, single-spaced on notebook paper; the letter was mailed from […]
When my oldest daughter, Katie, and her boyfriend, Tom, announced their engagement last April, our entire family celebrated. It wasn’t long, however, before I began to wake in the middle of the night thinking about […]
By MARY HOOD HART For 15 years, my family and I were parishioners at Our Lady Star of the Sea in North Myrtle Beach. Over that time, we developed wonderful friendships in our parish and […]
By MARY HOOD HART When my four children were small, they gave me many opportunities to practice self-discipline and self-denial. Right from the start, I was denied sleep. I remember vividly the first nights […]
By MARY HOOD HART It was National School Lunch week, and I’d signed up to eat lunch with Anna and her fifth-grade class. I wrote the time on my calendar: Tuesday 11:20 a.m. “Be […]
By Mary Hood Hart In May, my husband and I visited Ireland on a pilgrimage led by our pastor. I had toured Ireland 28 years ago, when in my teens. Aware of Ireland’s […]
By MARY HOOD HART For the past few months, I’ve been helping to coordinate the production of a parish photo directory for my church, St. Brendan the Navigator in Shallotte, N.C. Our church’s last photo […]
By MARY HOOD HART As we were driving down the road, my friend pointed out a sign on a gift shop window. It read “Thank you, Teacher” Gifts, all under $5.99. We laughed about the […]
By MARY HOOD HART The school year is winding down, and parents, teachers, and students are caught up in a whirlwind of activity. Banquets, awards ceremonies, graduations, concerts, recitals, and parties fill practically every calendar […]
Having been a mother for almost 15 years, I should by now have a pretty good idea what the job entails. Yet, I’ve come to understand that the only predictable part of motherhood is its […]
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