Today, the Oilman, Sweet Potato and I ventured to Stillwater, Okla., for the first Oklahoma State University home football game against the University of Central Arkansas. More accurately, we ventured to Stillwater to tailgate, as we were home before the game even began.

Among many other blessings, I gave thanks throughout the day for bright orange tents beneath a clear blue sky, for a gray blanket spread in sun-dappled shade, for the human instinct to socialize (with or without alcohol!) and, above all, for the reassuring, unfeigned joy of our fellow tailgaters (both old friends and new acquaintances) when they unexpectedly found a chubby, healthy baby happily at play in their midst — now crawling, now standing, now, er, clapping two (empty!) Coors Light cans together like cymbals!

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Two nights ago, the Women of Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church in Edmond, Okla., hosted a wine and cheese reception that featured a keynote address from former-Planned-Parenthood-exec-turned-advocate-for-life Abby Johnson.

I’d heard Abby speak once before, so I was delighted to find that not only was she as fresh, funny and invigorating as ever, but she also delivered new material in her speech, even as she reinforced what I found most compelling the first time I heard her.

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Hello and welcome! I’m so thrilled you’ve found your way to this very fledgling site. I’m Tina Korbe Dzurisin (Zur-ISH-in) and, in the words of my long-dormant Twitter account, I’m “Catholic, conservative and conversant.”

This is my personal blog, in which I explore what it means to respond to the Catholic, marital and maternal vocations. To learn more about my site inspiration, click here. To learn more about my personal and professional background, click here.