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August 2011

August 10, 2011

Drop Everything and Relax!

I have been reflecting and praying about JM's recent post on marathon mothering and I...

August 09, 2011

Art Inspiration brought to you by…

Deep Space Sparkle. I am lesson planning, and while my kids take...

August 05, 2011

To Power-Down Periodically

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

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 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

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 14, 2011

Sugarplum Sisters

How nice to dance alongside a sister!

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 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,...

July 06, 2011

It takes a family, but a village is a big help!

The baby was up most of the night crying and has finally crashed, so I...

June 2011

June 24, 2011

In praise of mother’s helpers

And I don't mean the TV. Over the past year, and now with four children,...

June 23, 2011

Talk to me about allowance

Friends, we started paying our 6-yr.-old an allowance of $1/ week when she turned 6....

June 20, 2011

Another sort of example

Just as we were speaking about the Atlantic article on how adult children find themselvs...

June 15, 2011

Homeschool Book List from 2009 — Middle Ages

Family Read Aloud List The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong All of A...

June 15, 2011

Book Lists — Middle Grades

Here is a list of some of the books which Peter read this year. He...

June 15, 2011

Book Lists — Early American History

Thanks to B-Mama's comments on theme reading this summer, which is, to me, the best...

June 12, 2011

Co-sleeping: from Queen B, our Building Cathedrals Medical Mom

Thanks to Queen B, our dear sister and doctor mom, for the following information (and...

June 09, 2011

Is co-sleeping irresponsible?

Last weekend, while driving home from the airport, my mom saw a huge billboard near...

June 09, 2011

Charm and a smile will get you pretty far

One of my favorite parts of our afternoons at the pool is watching Leo's strategy:...

June 06, 2011

Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Red Family

PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before...

June 01, 2011

Goin’ Back, Indeed

What joy it brought us to visit dear Princeton this past weekend. They do up...