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December 2014

December 10, 2014

Cleaning Out Before Christmas

Friends ~ We apologize for the lack of posts here over the past couple of...

September 2014

September 08, 2014

Sibling Joking

This morning, I heard one of my children telling her siblings, "Guess what?! Mommy had...

July 2014

July 16, 2014

What I Sometimes Wish that Someone Would Say to Me in the Third Trimester

Every time I have a newborn, someone inevitably tells me the following: "If all you...

June 2014

June 18, 2014

St. John Paul II on Everyday Life

Do you ever go through periods of time when your schedule is so carefully crafted...

June 03, 2014

School’s Out!

It's that time of year again - the end of school and the beginning of...

May 2014

May 28, 2014

Secret to Sanity

As summer beckons, I wanted to share our secret to keeping a (mostly) sane mom...

May 27, 2014

Screen Time: Where We Are Right Now

Since creating Building Cathedrals over 7 years ago, we have had several conversations about screen...

May 06, 2014

Moving Checklist

We are moving! After six years in our beloved house, we are moving just three...

March 2014

March 29, 2014

Make Spring!

My kids have been begging constantly to fill the kiddie pool in the backyard. I...

February 2014

February 25, 2014

Celebrating in Style

Yesterday, we celebrated the 4th birthday of a very excited little girl. She couldn't wait...

February 19, 2014

My Favorite Picture by a 5 year old

Any guesses on what it is depicting??

February 13, 2014

Five Best Things about Snow Day #38

Today is another snow day. And tomorrow too. And Monday is Presidents’ Day holiday. Yet...

February 12, 2014

As Only Mary Alice Could Say It…

...It's almost St. Valentine's Day - are all of you Christmas decorations put away? We...

February 11, 2014

Teaching Good Sportsmanship

Over the weekend, the Cub Scouts hosted their annual Pinewood Derby, an event which features...

January 2014

January 07, 2014

Keepin’ It Real: Grace From a Dirty Sink

Sometimes it seems the way we bless one another best is just to be real...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

Holiday Meals with Company: What Worked for Us this Year

Over Christmas this year, we were privileged to host several extended family members in our...

December 19, 2013

Merry Christmas to Mom

We ran out of diaper wipes on one of several snow days last week. (What's...

November 2013

November 07, 2013

The cost of a tooth

What's the going rate for a tooth? That is, how much does the "tooth fairy"...

October 2013

October 24, 2013

Caramel Apples, check.

Fall is the season for baking and decorating and crafting. I have made peace with...

October 14, 2013

Our Homeschooling Routine

The nitty gritty of balancing 5 kids, homeschooling and busy sports schedules.

October 10, 2013

Works for me: the C-T-M-L Method

A year after our fruitful (haha) blog discussion on "Natural Family Planning" and Method Effectiveness,...

September 2013

September 20, 2013

Bizarro Army Stepford Neighborhood

The Army has plunked us down in beautiful Kansas, but boy is our neighborhood strange....

September 16, 2013

The All-Powerful Mother

“I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is...

September 09, 2013

To Homeschool or Not? A Snapshot of Peace.

Last week was the big back to school week around here. Every time I checked...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

Catholic Backtalk

After a particularly grumpy, uncheerful boy came downstairs from spending some time in his room...

August 20, 2013

The Beach and Back to the Grind.

The beach is the best! Although if you don't plan things correctly, you may wind...

August 02, 2013

The Fourth Decade: When Sleep Became King

For most of my life, sleep could be sacrificed for any and every reason. Sleep...

July 2013

July 23, 2013

Mini Builder Reunions

Last week our family took a trip up to NJ/NY/PA, visiting with extended family and...

July 08, 2013

Summer is in full swing

It has been a while since I have posted and well, we have been very...

June 2013

June 26, 2013

At Least He’s Listening!

A few months ago, my husband finished reading Tolkien's The Hobbit to our boys. They...