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September 2015

September 20, 2015

My Son and The Pope

"The Pope is coming to America," my son said softly. "Are we going to see...

September 17, 2015

About Ahmed Mohamed and His Clock

We live relatively close to Irving, Texas (it's on the other side of the Dallas...

September 14, 2015

A Tale of Two Friendships

Within the past few months, I've had two uncomfortable conversations with two very different friends....

September 10, 2015

A completely pointless post about tea, the British Empire, and whether or not my eyes are closed

I'm really tired, so I let my ADD brain out to play today. If you've...

September 06, 2015

Will, Determination, Cross Country, and Growing Up

Yesterday, my eldest son ran in his first ever Cross Country meet. I don't know...

September 03, 2015

Add Masterchef Luca Manfe to Your Transcript

Here we are at the beginning of the school year (Hooray!!!), and I'm betting that...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

My Love/Hate Relationship With Summer Vacation

We need Summer Break. We need it for our mental health and to have time...

August 26, 2015

The Dating Advice She Needed to Hear

A few weeks ago, Ella asked the question I've been not-so-secretly dreading "Will boys still...

August 24, 2015

Homeschool Mondays – Some Tips From The Veterans (Part 1)

I asked a bunch of my long-time homeschooling friends (10 years or more) what tips...

August 20, 2015

A Homeschooler Goes to High School – Sophomore Year

Last year was his first in a "traditional school" setting, and he did okay. It...

August 19, 2015

Catholicism Is Not a Set of Rules, but a Response

This is a guest post by the amazing Leticia Ochoa Adams, who I had the...

August 16, 2015

Rejoice With Me!

for after 13 years, the father who was lost to me has returned. Thank you...

August 12, 2015

Cleaning the House Without Losing My Tequila

I know a lot of people who swear by Spring Cleaning, but around here it's...

August 09, 2015

You may be a bada**…

...but you'll never be Beat-A-Shark-To-Death-With-Your-Own-Severed-Leg kind of bada**. He's Australian. Of course ...

August 08, 2015

Can Someone Please Buy The Girl A Menstrual Cup?

Does anyone know Kiran Gandhi? Have you even heard of her? She ran the London...

August 07, 2015

Humor Lightens the Load

Heading home from Portland, and bringing you the last guest post for this go-round. Please...

August 05, 2015

Whatcha Gonna Wear?

While I'm in Portland recording new episodes of The Visitation Project, I've invited some bloggers...

August 04, 2015

To The Patron Saint of Toddlers

**I'm traveling again - this time to Portland, OR to record more episodes of The...

August 02, 2015

Seeing Our Failings Through the Tears of a Stranger

The people in front of us scooted over in the handicapped pew in Mass this morning...

July 2015

July 30, 2015

To Live and Ride in LA

Last Saturday, Ella competed in the Life Goes On skating competition in Venice Beach, California....

July 28, 2015

What happened when I went looking for my people

**This is my last guest post while I'm traveling with Ella. I'll update you on...

July 24, 2015

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia – an update on Lucy

In December, I asked for prayers for my friend Kara's daughter, Lucy, who had been...

July 23, 2015

Life as a Big Family Mom

**I'm turning my blog over to guest bloggers while I'm in Los Angeles with Ella....

July 20, 2015

Spinal injury and Going Pro

A few weeks back, I mentioned in a post about not going into the gory...

July 17, 2015

The Late Mother’s Prayer

Today is my son's theater debut, Lord, and we're running a little late...okay, a lot...

July 14, 2015

#PlannedParenthoodSellsBabyParts….so what?

There's a new video going around the internet of the latest "sting" operation to target...

July 13, 2015

Waiting for Home

Four years and change after moving from Oklahoma City to Dallas, and it still isn't...

July 07, 2015

The Civil War: Beyond Slavery and States’ Rights

Once upon a time in the South, there were a couple fellas named Dubose, a...

July 06, 2015

Little Girl Lost

**This post originally appeared on Shoved to Them in 2010, but it still says everything...

July 03, 2015

It Is Finished: an update on Shep

From his mom's Facebook page: "At 12:45 today, Shephard and God finished their conversation and...