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January 09, 2009

Happy First Day of School Bella! Happy Birthday B-mama!

Bella started this morning at a local church preschool ("playschool" is more like it), three...

January 08, 2009

Rest in Peace, Dear Father Neuhaus

Richard John Neuhaus, 1936-2009Father John Neuhaus died this morning. What a remarkable life he lived...

January 08, 2009

Heart in My Throat

Have you ever had one of those parental moments when your heart jumps to your...

January 08, 2009

Pray for Fr. Neuhaus

NRO reports that Fr. Richard John Neuhaus is very ill:His friends and family are keeping...

January 07, 2009

Tackling Mount Washmore

A long time ago, a reader asked about our system for dealing with clothing. Ours...

January 06, 2009

On Christmas Decor

I've been quasi packing my Christmas gear and wondering how folks out there handle the...

January 05, 2009

What I’ve been doing

Multiple times I have had to explain that I am taking this wallpaper down because...

January 02, 2009

Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a wonderful time with family and friends over the holidays....

January 02, 2009

Saturday Everyday

While the Catholic Mom blogosphere is filled with posts about the wonderful twelve days of...

December 2008

December 31, 2008

Quiet German Christmas

German telecom has the AWOL family out of the loop for this Christmas season and...

December 30, 2008

Marriage is a Divine Path

An uplifting reflection from Opus Dei: I shall never tire of repeating that marriage is...

December 29, 2008

Girl Time

Subtitled: What Goes On While Bean is NappingAlso subtitled: You're Never Too Young to be...

December 26, 2008

‘Tis the Season

On the second day of Christmas, “the most wonderful time of the year” gave to...

December 23, 2008

Silent Night

The builders will be going offline for a few days as we all prepare to...

December 23, 2008

Time Flies…

Isn't it amazing how quickly time passes from one year to the next?! I can't...

December 19, 2008

In Awe

It is at times like these, particularly in seasons such as Advent and Lent, that...

December 19, 2008

Book Suggestions for a Friend of JM’s

Here is the message, please comment if you have experience with these books or others...

December 19, 2008

First Family Photo

Thanks to all of you for your prayers and support! We are home now and...

December 19, 2008

Worst Christmas Songs Ever

We are in full Christmas-prep mode around here. Less than 1 week to go until...

December 18, 2008

Gift Wrapping Advice

If, during a bout of mastitis accompanied by a 102 fever, you decide to wrap...

December 18, 2008

Another little one has arrived!

A big congratulations to MaryAlice and family! MaryAlice gave birth to her 6th baby tonight...

December 17, 2008

Pruning

"I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He takes away...

December 16, 2008

A New Take on Nativity

Apparently, the Holy Family, et. al. are avid train watchers? :)

December 16, 2008

Exclusively Nursing… Forever…?

I really need your advice on infant feeding. Here's the situation:Angelina (7.5 months) appears to...

December 15, 2008

In the Steps of the Holy Family

I heard about this story on the radio, and thought it was pretty interesting. I...

December 14, 2008

You Know You Don’t Eat Much Fast Food When…

You stop at Steak-n-Shake on the way home from the airport to pick up burgers*...

December 14, 2008

When your big sister doesn’t have a baby sister…

...she can ruin your boyish charm.Happy Gaudete Sunday Everyone!

December 12, 2008

Time to put on your thinking cap…

Quite timely to our conversation about NFP, there is a new vatican document, Dignitas Personae,...

December 11, 2008

Pre School Learning Plans — Homeschooling Series Part 1

Among the most interesting questions I get about homeschooling is the one from a mother...

December 11, 2008

Childbirth Chat

Many due dates are approaching these days--or have already come and gone, in the case...