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August 2012

August 16, 2012

The View From Where I Sit

We are guests at a lake house while our daughter is at camp nearby. Next...

August 07, 2012

My Mealtime Solutions for a busy family…in the Motherlode!

I am so excited to join the parenting conversation at The New York Times Motherlode...

July 2012

July 27, 2012

Olympic Milestones

Thirty two years ago, my first Olympics was boycotted. Twenty two years ago in the...

July 13, 2012

Motherhood and Anxiety: Walking with Christ Day by Day

I was talking with Kellie yesterday about a family's near-miss with drowning. It involved a...

June 2012

June 30, 2012

When a little girl turns two…

She is bashful of candles. She is enamored of bubbles. She is "assisted" by generous...

June 21, 2012

When Your Child Isn’t The Best

What do you do when your child is not very good at something? Do you...

June 13, 2012

Anastasia Rose

I have just returned from Houston. Thank you all so much for praying. Annie's story...

June 11, 2012

Love Them As Much As We Can

By now Kat is in the hospital, beginning to prepare for the birth of her...

June 10, 2012

Please Pray

Tomorrow, Mr. Red and I are making the trip to Texas to be with Katrina...

June 07, 2012

Father’s Day Ideas

One of the areas where I think (my) homeschooling lacks is some of those adorable...

May 2012

May 16, 2012

Snack Attack!

This week (and let's face it, this season in general!), we have a lot of...

May 09, 2012

Give Sleep A Chance

I suffer from stretches of insomnia, and I have been trying to keep track a...

May 03, 2012

Thoughts for Thursday

What am I cooking? Meat! We just got our twice a year meat delivery, and...

April 2012

April 22, 2012

First Communicants

April 18, 2012

Open Forum: Pick my stroller!

My beloved Valco double all terrain stroller will be 8 years old in September. I...

April 12, 2012

Ann Romney’s Work

I am going to operate on the assumption that I do not need to defend,...

April 09, 2012

Protecting Our Eyes

I was the last person to use the computer, googling pool cleaners, and then my...

April 09, 2012

Happy Easter!

March 2012

March 30, 2012

Windfall

What would you do if you won the MegaMillions Jackpot? All 540 million of it?...

March 27, 2012

Solo Breakfast

It was hard work to keep our brood under control as they waited for their...

March 21, 2012

St. Patrick’s Day Homeschool Party

We invited some homeschooling friends for a morning of St. Patrick's Day activities. We had...

March 14, 2012

The Help

Here is something to think about: what if our child-centered parenting culture creates adults who...

March 12, 2012

The Grass is Always Greener?

Daylight savings time and a croupy toddler interrupted our weekend sleep, and a late start...

March 08, 2012

Update your RSS feed for our new site!

Just in case you are struggling to find the RSS feed button on this site...

March 08, 2012

Malefi-Mommy and Nighttime Parenting

I have struggled with falling asleep, staying asleep, and returning to sleep for as long...

March 08, 2012

Welcome to the new Building Cathedrals!

As of tonight, we will be posting only on our spanky new Patheos.com website. Please...

March 08, 2012

Yes, there are some posts missing here

Attentive readers will notice that there is a gap of several missing posts. We have...

March 06, 2012

Our Phony Contraception Debate

Not to beat a dead horse, but I thought this WSJ article on the HHS...

March 02, 2012

Lenten Menu Plan – Week 2

Monday — minestrone soup, Parmesan toasts Tuesday – stir fried vegetables and rice Wednesday –...

February 2012

February 29, 2012

Lenten Menu Plan – Week 1

We are trying to do a (mostly) vegetarian Lent so that we reduce our grocery...