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May 2012

May 09, 2012

Give Sleep A Chance

I suffer from stretches of insomnia, and I have been trying to keep track a...

May 08, 2012

Can I hold your toddler?

At Sunday Mass this week, I saw a friend walk in with her five children,...

May 07, 2012

How My Daughter is Teaching Me to Stop Gossiping and Look Up

Red's recent post on meanness hit a nerve with a lot of readers, and I...

May 03, 2012

Easiest Lesson Planning Ever

Most summers, I spend two to three weeks pouring over catalogs and book lists selecting...

May 03, 2012

Thoughts for Thursday

What am I cooking? Meat! We just got our twice a year meat delivery, and...

May 02, 2012

Brand New All Over Again

Two weeks ago we welcomed our newest Incredi-bundle, a handsome baby boy! (We usually make...

April 2012

April 29, 2012

I Am Not a Nice Person

In fact, I am mean. When I go to the food store, I think mean...

April 27, 2012

Water Baby

With T minus 11 days until my due date, my mind is naturally gravitating toward...

April 26, 2012

Changes

Dear readers ~ You have probably noticed some changes at Patheos (and therefore, at Building...

April 26, 2012

Thoughts for Thursday

Yes, dear readers, we remember "Thoughts for Thursday" - thank you for your patience with...

April 23, 2012

New Aquinas Institute Website

The Aquinas Institute at Princeton--through which most of us Builders discovered or enlivened our Catholic...

April 23, 2012

Pre-School Booklist

On Saturday I gave a talk at the CHAPLET Homeschooling Conference on The Circuit. It...

April 22, 2012

First Communicants

April 21, 2012

The Call to Hospitality: “Houseguests are Like Fish”

All Christians are called to hospitality--we never know when we're entertaining angels right? My husband...

April 19, 2012

Joy Stealers

I just had the most unsettling exchange with a woman at the gym. She was...

April 18, 2012

Open Forum: Pick my stroller!

My beloved Valco double all terrain stroller will be 8 years old in September. I...

April 17, 2012

Cohabitation: A Preparation for Divorce

One sweet neighbor of ours "C" is a never-married single mom, 29 years old, raising...

April 16, 2012

My Strategy

For as long as I can remember, I have enjoyed taking standardized tests. I know...

April 12, 2012

Ann Romney’s Work

I am going to operate on the assumption that I do not need to defend,...

April 11, 2012

Speaking of needing a deep breath….

Our washing machine just broke. It is not a huge surprise given our heavy use...

April 11, 2012

To Breathe

I had a very challenging posterior birth of our second son. The agony was beyond...

April 10, 2012

Divine Mercy Novena, Day 5

Divine Mercy Novena Prayers - Day 5 Today bring to Me THE SOULS OF THOSE...

April 10, 2012

Hard Breaks

Twice in the past few weeks, my middle son, the one who rarely pays attention,...

April 09, 2012

Protecting Our Eyes

I was the last person to use the computer, googling pool cleaners, and then my...

April 09, 2012

Happy Easter!

April 08, 2012

Happy Easter 2012!

Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia! "Why do you seek the living One among the...

April 08, 2012

Divine Mercy Novena, Day 3

Divine Mercy Novena Prayers - Day 3 "Today bring to Me ALL DEVOUT AND FAITHFUL...

April 07, 2012

Divine Mercy Novena, Day 2

Second Day "Today bring to Me the Souls of Priests and Religious, and immerse them...

April 06, 2012

My Own Passion

After a long church service today, with kids climbing on me and whining and trying...

April 06, 2012

Divine Mercy Novena, Day 1

Divine Mercy Novena Prayers - Day 1 "Today bring to Me ALL MANKIND, ESPECIALLY ALL...

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