by Kathleen Paterka | Feb 6, 2022 | Books, Family, General, Writing
Sr. Joachim ruled supreme over my first grade classroom. I was one of forty little kids in her class at Rosary Cathedral School, and we were terrified of her. She was old and wrinkly, and she wore a black habit which covered her from head to toe. She did not smile and...
by Kathleen Paterka | Aug 11, 2020 | Family, Writing
WHAT I LEARNED FROM MY HUSBAND ABOUT THE ART OF PERSEVERANCE April 1, 2004 … April Fool’s Day. The joke was on me, blithely tripping my way through life, assuming my happily-ever-after would never change. That’s the day my Steve, a big steady guy, my...