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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...

October 2014

October 07, 2014

Introducing…

I am thrilled to announce the birth of our newest bundle of joy, Sophia Rose!...

August 2014

August 18, 2014

Anyone here this morning?

Happy Monday y'all! This morning is the first day of school for many, and I'm...

August 05, 2014

We’re Back!

After a week of technical glitches with our server, the Builders are back and ready...

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 25, 2014

Stroller advice

After making it 4 kids and 9 years with my "Free with registry" umbrella stroller,...

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 16, 2014

An American parenting “culture”?

For a somewhat lighthearted read I recently went to our local library and checked out...

June 03, 2014

School’s Out!

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

May 2014

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 19, 2014

Creation

This weekend our family flew to Houston for my sister-in-law's graduation, and we had the...

May 06, 2014

Moving Checklist

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

May 01, 2014

Another One Year Old

Today, we are celebrating our daughter's first birthday. She is our fourth child, so we...

April 2014

April 22, 2014

Changes

Holy Week and Easter were very different this year than in years past, in large...

April 01, 2014

Friends and Sisters

I think my sides are still hurting from all the laughter I shared with dear...

March 2014

March 25, 2014

Happy Feast of the Annunciation!

In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of...

March 11, 2014

“Grit”: What is it, and how can it help our children to succeed?

Good morning, friends! Recently, our school newsletter had a great column about how we can...

March 10, 2014

Time is flying by…

My sweet baby turned the big "1" on February 23. *Gasp!* A few days ago...

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 11, 2014

Teaching Good Sportsmanship

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

February 10, 2014

Keeping Faith

Huge disclaimer: I haven’t read this book, which is apparently about how faith is lost...

February 07, 2014

Redemptive Haircuts

There is a curious barbershop on our military post, near where my husband goes to...

January 2014

January 17, 2014

Helping Our Kids Deal with Stress

One of my children seems particularly affected by stress. This child tends to be pretty...

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 16, 2013

There’s Still Time…

I’m very embarrassed to say that my daughter saw our nativity for the first time...

December 03, 2013

Book Suggestions for Boys

Here at Building Cathedrals, we have had several posts dealing with book suggestions for various...

November 2013

November 19, 2013

Migraines in Children

I think that we just experienced our first migraine in one of our children, and...

November 06, 2013

Jesse Tree – It’s Not too Early to Start Planning

The beginning of Advent often sneaks up on me, meaning that I am only sometimes...

November 05, 2013

Pope Francis Encourages Parents to “Waste Time with their Children”

Pope Francis, in a recent gathering of the Pontifical Council for the Family, "asked parents...

October 2013

October 04, 2013

I Don’t Want to Be Told That Women Can Have It All

... and Professor Elizabeth Corey has finally laid out the tradeoff in a beautiful, thought-provoking...