I am a mother, a wife and a life long Catholic. My husband and I have been living in St. Louis for over 30 years where we raised our five children. Besides taking a shift being a stay at home mom, I taught in both Catholic and public schools for about 20 years and am now working as the Children's Advocate at a shelter for homeless pregnant women and their children.

I have done a little bit of everything in our local parish: taught PSR, coached my children's sports teams, sang in the choir, was a member of Parish Council, and even served and cleaned up at many parish dinners. My husband and I also volunteered to teach marriage preparation classes and have been active in the archdiocesan NFP organization.

We are enjoying learning to be empty nesters, visiting our adult children and their families, and not doing our children's laundry.

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