Category Archives: Tami Urcia

Oct 11 2022

Shifting our Focus Outward / Cambiando el Enfoque Hacia Afuera

Click here for daily readings I once read about someone who, instead of seeking attention, gifts, cards and cake on their birthday, chose to bring flowers and a special note to their mother instead. Why? Because that woma...

Oct 07 2022

Our Lady of the Rosary / Nuestra Señora del Rosario

Click here for daily readings October is full of special days in our family. We celebrate my mother-in-law and father-in-law’s birthdays, my birthday, my dad’s birthday and my son’s birthday. Not to ment...

Sep 11 2022

The Sweetness of God / La Dulzura de Dios

Click here for daily readings The town my parents live in holds a Labor Day Parade every year. As the police cars and fire trucks and school bands process down the road, they often throw out candy for the children that li...

Aug 29 2022

God Writes Straight With Crooked Lines / Dios Escribe Recto con Líneas Chuecas

Click here for daily readings God has a way of writing straight with crooked lines. 25 years ago today I made promises to God as a consecrated lay woman. I had been raised in a conservative Catholic home and thought that ...

Aug 18 2022

Create in Me a Clean Heart / Crea en Mi un Corazón Puro

Click here for daily readings It’s always hard to come back to reality after vacation, isn’t it? I mean, after breathing in fresh air, gazing on the azure waters of the Great Lakes and feeling the breeze flow ...

Aug 10 2022

Dying That We Might Live / Morir Para Vivir

Click here for daily readings Twenty years ago today, on the feast of St. Lawrence, my dad was ordained a permanent deacon. I clearly remember the day because I got a “front row seat” as I was asked to photogr...

Jul 29 2022

The Law of Inertia / La Ley de la Inercia

Click here for daily readings I really struggle with the law of inertia. You know, that rule of physics that states that an object in motion tends to stay in motion and an object at rest tends to stay at rest. Yup, that&r...

Jul 17 2022

What a Difference a Year Makes! / ¡Un Año Hace Tanta Diferencia!

Click here for daily readings I can’t even begin to explain how different this summer has been from last summer. On July 9th we celebrated one year of complete wellness for my young son, after suffering repeated inf...

Jul 10 2022

Silence is a Treasure / El Silencio es Un Tesoro

Click here for daily readings As a young adult fresh out of missionary life, I used to listen frequently to Christian music. I found inspiration and fervor singing along to all the CD’s I had purchased after picking...

Jun 22 2022

Bearing Good Fruit

Click here for daily readings As soon as I walk in the door from any given workday, I am ambushed by a barrage of “Mommy!!!” “Hi Mommy!” and “Yeah! Mommy’s home!!” My usually subd...

Jun 18 2022

God Always Provides

Click here for daily readings I know I am not the only one feeling the squeeze. With gas over $5.00 a gallon and groceries 20-30% higher than they were just a few months ago, the financial stress is real. Yes, we are doin...

Jun 08 2022

When Stubbornness is Transformed

Click here for daily readings I have to admit that I’m a pretty stubborn gal. I tend to get thoughts, ideas or desires stuck in my head and don’t give up until they’re resolved or obtained. I have a knac...

May 18 2022

Remaining in Him

Click here for daily readings Do you ever feel like there is a general state of discontent in your household? One kid is complaining about every little thing, the other doesn’t want to do his school work, the ...

May 08 2022

Being a Light to Others

Click here for daily readings Do you ever feel like you are in a time of plenty, but simultaneously in a time of drought? We are in the midst of the Easter season, flowers are blooming, the sun is shining, the school year...

Apr 09 2022

God is Good, All the Time!

Click here for daily readings I’m sure your mother told you many times as you were growing up: “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” I have even found myself reminding...

Apr 05 2022

True and Lasting Peace

Click here for daily readings As you read, my family and I are on a much needed vacation. After dealing with illness, childbirth, and stress at work over the past year we were so ready to get out of dodge. It’...

Mar 12 2022

Belonging to God

Click here for daily readings I have really been struggling with one person in particular lately. Some of the struggles have come about due to emails. Why does so and so have to be so direct, sarcastic, rude, etc.? When s...

Mar 04 2022

When Life Gives You Lemons

Click here for daily readings We have all heard the phrase “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” But what if life just keeps throwing you lemon after lemon after lemon, so that everything seems to turn ...

Feb 15 2022

God’s Perfect Gifts

Click here for daily readings I once heard a talk relating motherhood to the Eucharist. Just as Christ gives himself totally to us in the form of bread, a mother gives herself totally to her child(ren). As I layed there n...

Jan 20 2022

What Does Your Boat Look Like?

Click here for daily readings This past weekend we celebrated my 7 year old son’s birthday. It was an emotional one for me because I realized that we very well could have been mourning on this day instead of rejoici...