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May 2016

May 06, 2016

New Name, New Home, Same Me

For those who haven't heard the news yet, I'm closing up shop here at Shoved...

April 2016

April 18, 2016

Confirmation – Passing the Flame

When he was just a baby at his Baptism, the priest handed a candle to...

April 13, 2016

The Meaning of Friendship

Ella and Erika met at their little brothers' preschool playgroup. Ella was a shy 6-year-old...

April 05, 2016

Go buy the Pope’s new book!!

I was recently sent a copy of the new book Dear Pope Francis to review....

April 04, 2016

A Letter to My Daughter – Two Years In

Dear Ella, I forgot you in the car yesterday. I carried in the groceries, and...

April 04, 2016

My Son’s Secret Life

As our 16-year-old son slipped away after dinner to sit in his dark bedroom with...

April 03, 2016

Four-Year-Old Theology

This morning at Mass, my four-year-old sat on my lap staring up at the Crucifix....

March 2016

March 29, 2016

Welcome Home to the Reverts

As I watched the new Catholics enter the Church on Saturday night, I wept during...

March 25, 2016

A Penance of Mercy

I took my older children to Confession this afternoon. The lines were long with well...

March 22, 2016

Need Ideas For Holy Week With Teenagers?

I'm a day late in sharing here, but that's pretty par for the course. Holy...

March 21, 2016

Where would you go?

My husband and I will celebrate our 20th anniversary this June, and we've decided to...

March 16, 2016

This Long Tired Road

I woke up this morning ready for a nap. By 10:00 I was dragging. At...

March 13, 2016

Glitter Bombs and Black Magic Curses – A Homeschooling Lawsuit Update

Many of you have asked me for an update on the lawsuits involving a local...

March 10, 2016

The Most Brilliant Minivan Parenting Hack EVER!

My childhood BFF and her kids came to visit me this week for Spring Break....

March 07, 2016

Stop Judging The Crosses of Others And Start Asking How to Help

I gave up all grains, processed sugars, and meat for Lent. I'm Southern, so that...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

First Confession Needs A Little More Respect

A few weeks back, our 8 year old made his First Confession. It wasn't...

February 25, 2016

Have you seen the girl with the minivan?

There's a friend I was once close enough to that I considered her my sister....

February 20, 2016

He Did It!

Our Second eldest son earned his Black Belt in karate this week. It's taken him...

February 18, 2016

The Price of A Cheap Gallon of Gas

I have a half dozen posts that I have started and stopped over the last...

February 14, 2016

The Devil Led Me To The Church

I was having a discussion with my eldest son this evening about God, faith, and...

February 10, 2016

Ashes to Ashes

Will you think me weird if I confess that Ash Wednesday is my favorite day...

February 05, 2016

Leaving The Cloister

After 14 years of teaching our children at home, I'm done....I think. After all of...

February 02, 2016

The Immortal Un-Interrupt-able Catholic Mass

This is not the parish I went to on Sunday. It's just a picture from...

January 2016

January 28, 2016

Jeremy’s Family – Moving the Mountain Out of Their Way

Imagine that there is a child you love. A child born not from your body,...

January 24, 2016

Standing At The Cross Roads

My life often seems to be a dizzying blur of activity - homeschooling, mothering, housekeeping,...

January 14, 2016

Homeschool Family Sued By Neighbors For Letting Kids Play Outside

Friends of ours are being sued for allowing their children to play outside. Yes, that's...

January 07, 2016

I Don’t Want To Be Like Ma

Every few years in homeschooling circles, people seem to grasp onto one book or...

January 02, 2016

What Are We Doing To The Boys?

Five years ago today, I wrote a post about my frustration over the portrayal of...

December 2015

December 29, 2015

As The Year Winds Down

If last year ended with a scream of frustration, 2015 is ending with a sigh...

December 26, 2015

The Throne of God

On Christmas Day, amidst the packages and the baking, the playing and the eating, I...