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February 2013

February 07, 2013

Thoughts for Thursday – Mountain Edition

What am I cooking? Cheeseburgers are on the menu for Thursday. I let the children...

February 06, 2013

Feeling Loved and Field Hockey

My winter blues began in January. So at the end of January, I developed a...

February 05, 2013

A decade of blessings: From morning bagel dates to the catering menu.

Ten years ago right now, February-April 2003, it was our senior year at Princeton and...

February 04, 2013

‘Atta Girl

Take February, add cold, add homebound children, subtract sunlight, subtract social outlets, stir it all...

February 03, 2013

Large Batch of Simple Maple Granola

1 32 oz. package of slow cooked oats (we use Quaker or a generic) 1.5...

February 02, 2013

A Few Ways to Improve February

I have to admit to being the builder who wrote the email with a subject...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

Confessions — Cutting Mommy Corners

So on this Thursday morning, the last day of January (Praise God!), I'm going to...

January 29, 2013

Drawing the Line Between Pretend Play and Reality

One of my daughters LOVES to pretend, which I think is fantastic...most of the time....

January 24, 2013

Do Your Kids Drink Tea?

In response to Texas Mommy's recent post about the flu, Kellie mentioned that her kids...

January 23, 2013

Sabbatical Lesson #2: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone

This post is part of a series of reflections on the time I am spending...

January 23, 2013

How Do You Flu?

Most of the builders have been fighting the not very lovely flu that is sweeping...

January 22, 2013

On the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

This is so beautiful, I have tears in my eyes. Thank you to Lori at...

January 21, 2013

I’m a Great Mom…

...In order to distract my two year-old from the brownies in the pantry, I turned...

January 17, 2013

Healthy Banana Bread Recipe

Good morning! Our family eats a lot of banana bread, so I thought I would...

January 14, 2013

Rejoice with Those Who Rejoice

"Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn." Romans 12:15 Last week I...

January 11, 2013

What this Princeton woman wanted

Margaret Fortney's article "What Princeton Women Want" may take some by surprise, but not me...

January 10, 2013

Thoughts for Thursday — Birthday Edition!

This little boy is celebrating his 5th Birthday today! 5 years ago today, Augustine Daniel...

January 08, 2013

Lesson One: Prioritize the Joy in Big and Small Ways

My first lesson from my extended ski vacation is to make room for joy and...

January 07, 2013

Ski Sabbatical

At the school where I was educated, teachers were given a sabbatical every 7 years. ...

January 04, 2013

Saying No to Fear

How the Sandy Hook tragedy should and should not influence our attitude towards toy guns.

January 04, 2013

Small Acts Have a Big Impact

This afternoon, I passed by the house of a woman in our neighborhood that I...

January 02, 2013

I’m saying no to guns

Until recently, I have had a pretty laid back policy with regard to toy guns. ...

December 2012

December 31, 2012

Happy New Year’s Eve!

We have just returned from a 1,600-mile round-trip journey, traveling through Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama,...

December 27, 2012

Is There Room For Them Now?

Red in many ways foreshadowed the Holy Father's Christmas Eve homily. I often read the...

December 26, 2012

Merry Christmas!!!

I would like to wish all of our readers a very Merry Christmas!!!! I hope...

December 21, 2012

Freezing in Virginia

There's nothing like the warmth of the holidays to remind us of God's great love...

December 20, 2012

Everybody Freeze!

When a Christmas ornament breaks around here, I call out "freeze" and that means do...

December 19, 2012

Christmas is close…

The time is passing and soon it will be Christmas Eve. The hustle and bustle...

December 16, 2012

Talking about Sandy Hook

Beyond a national conversation about gun control or mental illness, what can we do to...

December 13, 2012

Happy Feast of St. Lucy!

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