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February 2015

February 04, 2015

The Isolation of Homeschooling – It’s Not Such a Bad Thing

In thirteen years of homeschooling my children, I've gotten quite adept at refuting the claim...

February 04, 2015

The Feline Love Guru

My eldest daughter's cat, Yzma, has been visiting us for a few weeks while my...

February 02, 2015

Jesus’s Stinky Cousin

Back in December, I asked my children to describe Mary for me. It went so...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

Advocating for Abortion Makes You Unfit to Parent

"Advocating for abortion makes you unfit to parent," at least that was the legal claim...

January 29, 2015

Two Prayer Requests

A very dear friend called me earlier today to alert me to the situation of...

January 28, 2015

In Idleness There Is No Peace

I was flipping through my archives last week in a mad search for a picture...

January 26, 2015

Finally Tackling Tom Brady’s Balls

**This post was approved by my 15 year old son. You've been warned** Like...

January 25, 2015

We don’t have the right to force someone to stay pregnant

My previous post about abortion has sparked some interesting conversations in its comment box, on...

January 22, 2015

Want to save the babies? Save their mothers

It was last year about this time when I was curled up on the kitchen...

January 19, 2015

The Heaven in My Mind

I've begun to write at least a half dozen blog posts today, and have finished...

January 16, 2015

Lessons from the sickroom

I spent most of last week with one child and then another sleeping on me,...

January 12, 2015

When your mom is a dumba**

In case the title wasn't warning enough, I'm going to use the word dumba** in...

January 09, 2015

You’re Invited to Simcha’s {virtual} Baby Shower!

Have you heard? Amazing blogger, and cute baby maker extraordinaire, Simcha Fisher is having another...

January 08, 2015

Grandma Says

Earlier this evening, I mentioned to my 96-year-old grandmother that I haven't been sleeping very...

January 06, 2015

The Other Teams Are Dead

Ever since Ella joined the basketball team in the fall, we've had an ongoing discussion...

January 03, 2015

What a girl wants

Our youngest has been having a tough time of it lately. With everyone else constantly...

January 01, 2015

It Ended Pretty Much Par for the Course

In many ways, 2014 was an incredibly blessed year. In other way it was the...

December 2014

December 29, 2014

2014 – Our Most Blessed Year to Date

This year started for us with an unintended pregnancy (about which I told the truth)...

December 26, 2014

FEMEN: drunken fraternity stunt or political protest?

In the midst of the Christmas festivities in Rome yesterday, a topless protester from the...

December 25, 2014

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from our demon-eyed family to yours.

December 22, 2014

Please Don’t Go to Mass This Christmas

This weekend on Facebook, at least a half-dozen friends posted queries as to whether or...

December 20, 2014

Gone Viral

Two days ago, I saw this video of adaptive athletes on Facebook and took a...

December 18, 2014

The Perfectly Imperfect Mother of God

Earlier today, I asked my children (ages 15, 13, 10, 7, and 5) what they...

December 16, 2014

The Story Behind the Name

In case you wondered why it's called "Shoved to Them"... Fifteen years ago today, our...

December 14, 2014

Stealing their Humanity with our Kindness

We were cruising through the grocery store when I heard Ella say to herself,...

December 12, 2014

No, Mr Voris, ADHD isn’t a feminist conspiracy

Yesterday afternoon, a friend of mine sent me the link to the latest episode of...

December 09, 2014

The Most Beautiful of Christmas Trees

This morning, my sons (ages 7 and 13) came to me and asked for permission...

December 07, 2014

How Kelly Mantoan, Mark Zuckerberg, and Steve Jobs changed the clothes I wear

I'm not even going to beat around the bush here, y'all. I'm over-scheduled and beyond...

December 04, 2014

Gimp Day Cookies

Last night was WCMX for Ella, and she insisted on bringing cookies. Monday marked 6...

December 03, 2014

My New Favorite Christmas Song

I was skeptical about this cover of "Hallelujah" that changes the words, but I LOVE...