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April 2015

April 12, 2015

I Always Thought We’d Have Eight

I almost brought home a puppy yesterday. She was little and warm and cute, and...

April 08, 2015

Dear Ella – one year in

Dear Ella, It was one year ago that you first needed crutches to be able...

April 06, 2015

God Bless the Chreasters

Easter Sunday morning, the church and the parking lot was packed. Extra chairs lined the...

April 03, 2015

Without Him – A Good Friday Reflection

One of the few memories I have of both of my grandfathers is of...

April 02, 2015

Somehow we missed it

What if something huge happened, something so monumental that it would literally change the entire...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

7 things this year taught us about Insurance Companies

Yesterday, I posted 9 things we've learned about Health Care this year. (It was pointed...

March 30, 2015

9 things about Health Care that we learned this year

It was one year ago this week that Ella was sick with a cold. A...

March 26, 2015

Does God love the devil?

We were in the midst of a catechism lesson when the small voice of my...

March 23, 2015

St Januarius Must Love Pope Francis — And So Do I!

The Pope visited Naples this weekend, and the blood relic of St Januarius returned to...

March 19, 2015

Jesus’s Stepdad

I've asked my kids about John the Baptist and the Blessed Mother. Today we're talking...

March 18, 2015

4 Parenting Hacks That Make It Just A Little Easier

When you find something that works, you should pass it along. Parenting is tough work...

March 17, 2015

Her first speaking gig

Once upon a time, I was the mother of the shyest child who ever lived,...

March 14, 2015

Using My Advantage

I'm on my way home from a speaking thing in Portland, OR, and I keep...

March 11, 2015

Felling Goliath (a wheelchair update)

After five months of paperwork, and two denials, it only took two days of a...

March 09, 2015

Saying ALL the bad words

Last June, a dear friend of mine raised a good sized amount of money to...

March 06, 2015

How do we raise men like that?

Today is the 179th anniversary of the Fall of the Alamo, and it has me...

March 03, 2015

Introducing The Visitation Project – #WhatisTVP?

When I was in school, my mother got almost weekly notes from my teachers about...

March 02, 2015

A lesson from my son in generosity

My kids brought home Rice Bowls from Sunday School this weekend along with a note...

March 01, 2015

The Martyr from Chad

The lists of the 21 Copts martyred by ISIS had only 20 names on them....

February 2015

February 28, 2015

Can you get more rare than I-Don’t-Know?

Today is World Rare Disease Day. I'm not sure that that even applies to us....

February 27, 2015

They really look like that

I didn't see snow until I was almost 19 years old, which is absolutely the...

February 25, 2015

Shattered

I heard the world's loudest crash last night as I was stepping out of the...

February 24, 2015

“We came here for a reason” – what my Muslim friend wishes you knew

Back in high school, one of my closest friends was Muslim. I fasted with her...

February 21, 2015

A Mother of Martyrs

The great faith of this brother of two of the Coptic 21 astounded me as...

February 18, 2015

Welcome to Patheos Sister Pat…oh, and LarryD too

I can't believe this day is here! I've been sitting on this news for months...

February 17, 2015

The Way of the Cross with the Coptic Martyrs – Beginning Lent 2015

Am I the only person out there wondering why they kneel? I've seen the still...

February 16, 2015

Chatting About “Wheel Life” with Kelly Mantoan

I first heard of Kelly Mantoan last summer at Edel in Austin. I don't know...

February 14, 2015

Dear Husbands – It’s Not Really About the Flowers and the Chocolate

I was up very early this morning to hit the grocery store before my family...

February 09, 2015

The Media May Ignore Them, But They’re Fighting ISIS and WINNING

The news broke last week that the monsters of ISIS had burned a Jordanian pilot...

February 06, 2015

6 New Ideas for Celebrating St Valentine (and his day) with Your Kids

Valentine's Day is next weekend, and all over Pinterest the moms are looking for cute...