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April 2012

April 06, 2012

Stabat Mater

At the Cross her station keeping, stood the mournful Mother weeping, close to her Son...

April 05, 2012

Seven Churches Visitation

This year, on the 10th anniversary of my reception into the Catholic Church and First...

April 04, 2012

Easter, please?

I don't know what it is about this year's Holy Week, but I'm already feeling...

April 03, 2012

Holy Week Readings

Speaking of Lenten failure :), one of my failed Lenten promises was adding a period...

April 01, 2012

Lenten Failure and Easter Triumph

At the beginning of Lent I felt extremely thankful, almost exuberant, at the healthy arrival...

March 2012

March 31, 2012

Saturday Links

My intent was to put this up on Thursday, as part of a Thoughts for...

March 30, 2012

My little girl

Sometimes, my 4 year-old seems so grown-up, a confident, exuberant, feisty little girl. This morning,...

March 30, 2012

Windfall

What would you do if you won the MegaMillions Jackpot? All 540 million of it?...

March 29, 2012

Breakfast for Five

After Mary Alice's great post a few days ago about the elderly woman eating breakfast...

March 28, 2012

Catholics and Contraception

This opinion, in the NY Daily News, is a great summation of theological issues surrounding...

March 27, 2012

Solo Breakfast

It was hard work to keep our brood under control as they waited for their...

March 26, 2012

Cold Feet and Confession

Our wonderful pastor has been reminding us to come to Confession now, before the rush...

March 24, 2012

The Illogical Mathematics of Motherhood

I just had the "Band-Aid pulled off" here in my little Army apartment in Germany....

March 24, 2012

Desperate Times…

...call for desperate measures. There is a wall that many of us tend to hit...

March 23, 2012

How does your Fairy Godmother look?

My imaginative first grader was home sick from school yesterday, so she happened to meet...

March 22, 2012

Pursuing Lovely

I have been thinking a lot lately about what it means to be lovely. Hollywood...

March 21, 2012

Easter Watercolors and Meditation

I have loved browsing the website, Art Projects for Kids, and this week I plan...

March 21, 2012

St. Patrick’s Day Homeschool Party

We invited some homeschooling friends for a morning of St. Patrick's Day activities. We had...

March 20, 2012

On Leaks and Grace

Today is a rainy day here in our corner of the world, and as I...

March 19, 2012

Our Journey

Good Monday morning, dear readers! I have some news that I have been wanting to...

March 18, 2012

How to use a headband…

in an all-boy household: Use to secure ice packs on heads of daredevil little boys!

March 17, 2012

Prayer of St. Patrick

We prayed this prayer over a green pancake breakfast this morning - happy St. Patrick's...

March 17, 2012

St. Patrick’s Day

The NYT says it is about immigrants, not Irishness, and sure as we celebrate the...

March 15, 2012

For the love of siblings

We had one of many "big family" exchanges on the playground today. A man and...

March 14, 2012

The Help

Here is something to think about: what if our child-centered parenting culture creates adults who...

March 14, 2012

Business Cards for Mom?

When playing outside the library with my kids awhile ago, another mom noticed that our...

March 13, 2012

You know a pregnancy is going downhill when…

your youngest son (3) comments, "Wow, Mommy, that is BIG!" and he's not referring to...

March 12, 2012

Going Gluten Free, Getting Started…

Good morning! I hope your week is off to a blessed start. I just looked...

March 12, 2012

The Grass is Always Greener?

Daylight savings time and a croupy toddler interrupted our weekend sleep, and a late start...

March 10, 2012

Dismantling the Totem Pole of Selfishness

What do you mean I can't go running six days a week? Can't continue my...

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