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May 2012

May 21, 2012

This Little Lady

Josie is already 4 and a half months old and just started rolling from her...

May 14, 2012

Mother’s Day Reflection

We spent the past two Mother's Day weekends in the hospital. Once for me when...

May 12, 2012

Saturday Morning Sacraments and STDs

We had a grace-filled morning as my 7 year old daughter made her first confession....

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 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 05, 2012

Seven Churches Visitation

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

March 2012

March 30, 2012

My little girl

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

March 29, 2012

Breakfast for Five

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

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 15, 2012

For the love of siblings

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

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...

February 2012

February 15, 2012

Flowbee?

After stalling for the better part of 3 or more years, only giving a slight...

February 01, 2012

January 2012

January 25, 2012

Hope for Moms of Picky Eaters…

My 7 year-old son, who used to be the pickiest of eaters (he ate almost...

January 20, 2012

Help with Bed-Wetting

Back at one of our yearly check-ups, I can recall the doc saying, "Oh, you...

January 16, 2012

The First Two Weeks

Josie will be two weeks old tomorrow. It has been a very blessed and very...

January 13, 2012

Someone to Blame?

There is a line in one of our favorite songs, One by U2, that goes...

January 06, 2012

Car Seat Logic Puzzle

The advent of my third trimester has me contemplating logistics, especially those pertaining to car...

January 05, 2012

Josie’s Arrival

The Birth of Josephine Marie-- First, I would like to thank my sister Elizabeth for...

December 2011

December 22, 2011

Cleaning House for the Holidays

We are hosting Christmas this year, and since my blood pressure has been a bit...

December 13, 2011

Setting them Up for Success

When I was a child in a Catholic elementary school, I had a teacher who...

December 11, 2011

My Statistically Unlovable-Improbable 3rd Child

I am an O- mom entering the last ten weeks of pregnancy, so it is...

December 10, 2011

The giving heart of a child

Please forgive my long absence. I took a temporary blog break in November, but thought...

December 09, 2011

To Guard Their Eyes

My four children and I headed to the grocery store first thing yesterday morning to...

December 01, 2011

More Gift Ideas :-)

This is a fun post from the GeekDad blog. Top 5 toys ever. All free....

December 01, 2011

“The Power of Positive Feelings”

I receive periodic emails from the Love and Logic Institute, and yesterday's was a keeper....

November 2011

November 29, 2011

Imagination and Lies

Thanksgiving is over, and Santa is about. We tend to be very realist; I have...

November 23, 2011

Building Cathedrals Gift Guide 2011

People have been asking me for suggestions of gifts for my children, and I admit...

November 10, 2011

Stroller of my dreams?

For those of you who don't get bogged down in the minutia of baby gear,...

November 07, 2011

Confession–How we roll

There is nothing like trying to keep 3 energetic, active brothers quiet in a chapel...