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August 2011

August 06, 2011

“I hardly ever play with my children.”

Last night, as I lay in bed stroking my 6-year-old daughter's hair, she rolled over...

August 05, 2011

To Power-Down Periodically

Periods of complete exhaustion are inevitable for a mother. Her nursing baby makes quality...

August 04, 2011

A Crying Shame

As the mother of a crying baby who I walked to the back of the...

August 04, 2011

Thoughts for Thursday

What am I cooking? Pasta with meat sauce and a batch of meat balls were...

August 03, 2011

To Be Two

Pictures taken exactly .002 seconds apart.

August 01, 2011

Back to School – Are you ready?

Dear friends ~ It is hard to believe that school will begin again in just...

August 01, 2011

A glimmer of hope

William McGowan: Life and Faith in Hell's Kitchen - WSJ.com.

August 01, 2011

Faith & Family : Features : Got Stress?

Faith & Family : Features : Got Stress?. I thought that this was wonderful,...

July 2011

July 29, 2011

Doing My Tonsil Dance

T minus 22 days until we depart with a very unloved part of my son--his...

July 26, 2011

North and South

If you love Jane Austen, and ardently admire Charles Dickens, but always sort of wish...

July 25, 2011

Divide and Conquer

It has been a super busy summer, involving early mornings and late nights, toddlers pushed...

July 25, 2011

Not a helicopter parent

His day visiting his great-grandparents didn't go as planned. Poor kid. It's always something with...

July 24, 2011

Good Reads

Share Book Recommendations With Your Friends, Join Book Clubs, Answer Trivia....

July 21, 2011

What is modesty for mothers?

Recently, we were at the pool with my VERY FIT friend Mrs. X and her five...

July 20, 2011

Food Storage Question

We like to buy in bulk, but then every once in a while we have...

July 20, 2011

Pope appoints Archbishop Chaput to Philadelphia archdiocese :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

Pope appoints Archbishop Chaput to Philadelphia archdiocese :: Catholic News Agency (CNA). Exciting news...

July 20, 2011

Serendipity: Along the American History Trail ~ Lewis and Clark Stop 1

Serendipity: Along the American History Trail ~ Lewis and Clark Stop 1. We are...

July 20, 2011

Test Post and brief update

Friends, this is just a test post because some of us have been having trouble...

July 18, 2011

Soccer Cinderella

I got home at 12:45 AM last night. I am within 24 hours of the...

July 15, 2011

Thankful

for the good news on my u/s yesterday! Baby looks very good, nice big round...

July 15, 2011

A Year in the Life of a Breastfeeding Mother

500+ hours That is the (grossly underestimated) time a mother sacrifices to nurse her wee...

July 14, 2011

Sugarplum Sisters

How nice to dance alongside a sister!

July 14, 2011

Thoughts for mid-July Thursday

What am I cooking? Good, old marinated chicken on the grill--LOVE grilling in the summer!...

July 13, 2011

The Pope says get outside! Will you?

Do your summer plans include some time in nature? What suggestions do you have for...

July 13, 2011

Spiritual Reading for the Littlest Ones

I am trying to spend the first 15 minutes or so of our after lunch...

July 12, 2011

A Long Overdue Update

First, thank you all for your prayers on behalf of my family, and especially on...

July 12, 2011

Natural Family Planning is a privation

Kat drew my attention to this recent article from the New York Times. As a...

July 11, 2011

A Great Resource for Us All

Happy Monday morning, dear friends! There is a beautiful website called Catholics Come Home that I...

July 08, 2011

20 minutes to cherish him

My husband is a scholar of British and European history, which necessitates regular and fairly-grueling...

July 07, 2011

Less is More

Last Sunday, my husband finally broke. Our schedule was packed, our luggage was not unpacked,...

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