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December 2014

December 01, 2014

The Secret Society of St Nick

There's been a lot of discussion lately about how to talk about the reality of ...

November 2014

November 27, 2014

My Favorite New Thanksgiving Tradition

It's 4:00 on Thanksgiving Day. The dinner has been eaten. The pies are about to...

November 26, 2014

When the hope just makes you feel tired

Yesterday, we noticed a glimmer of improvement with Ella's nerves. One of the tiny peripheral...

November 24, 2014

If I were in charge of PR for Ferguson, MO

If I were in charge of PR for Ferguson, MO. I would want nothing more...

November 24, 2014

Instagram Engagements

A girl we know got engaged recently. The lovely photographs were all over social media,...

November 20, 2014

Sending Him off to the Hunt

Later today, I'll be putting my 13-year-old son on the train to Oklahoma. He's going...

November 18, 2014

Holding the Hand of God

"Mom, do you ever just hold God's hand?" He asked me. "You know, like close...

November 17, 2014

An Update on Lucy – Pink, Crying, and Still in Need of Prayers

After an exciting day and an emergency c-section, Lucy is here at last! Weighing in...

November 17, 2014

Filling in my blogroll – Whom should I be reading?

I moved to Patheos months ago, and just never got around to transferring or updating...

November 16, 2014

Please join me in a Novena for Lucy

My very dear friend, Kara, will be induced tomorrow with her ninth baby. Lucy is...

November 15, 2014

Saturday Shopping – For the Cook!

When I offered to post links to people's online shops to help y'all get ideas...

November 15, 2014

Saturday Shopping – Clever Quilting

Two words - bowl potholders!!! I hate pulling hot bowls out of the microwave, and...

November 15, 2014

Saturday Shopping – A bit of nostalgia

We're starting off our Christmas shopping list with a talented lady from my own...

November 14, 2014

Our Final Doctor Appointment

Seven months after Ella's legs got heavy and then stopped working, we went...

November 12, 2014

Francis is a Chemist, and Chemists are Weird

I keep hearing the Pope referred to as a being a chemist. Sometimes it's...

November 10, 2014

They could’ve been my friends

I got an email last week from one of our local homeschool groups about upcoming...

November 09, 2014

I Just Don’t Get St Therese

Get a group of Catholic women together talking about saints and the discussion will inevitably...

November 08, 2014

Saturday Shopping: Whatcha Sellin’?

Christmas is almost here. Don't freak out. You still have lots of time...

November 07, 2014

7 Quick Takes: Where I Was All Week

We spent the past three days in Austin, my husband at a conference and me...

November 03, 2014

Happy Birthday to Me!!! (with a gift for you)

It was my birthday on Sunday, and while I wanted to party like I was...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

When The Mass Came to My House

My mother recently sent me a box filled with photographs from my childhood. Amid the...

October 30, 2014

Keeping Me Humble

This morning I had an important Skype interview - actually more of a pre-interview interview...

October 27, 2014

Open Wide the Doors: Making Parishes Welcoming to the Physically Challenged

Our new church building is beautiful. It's also huge, easily seating 1,000+ for every Mass,...

October 25, 2014

Can you pinch me, please?

She raced across the basketball gym's floor, easily outpacing all but one of her teammates...

October 22, 2014

Cobbler for Calah

My gorgeous friend Calah from Barefoot and Pregnant asked for an easy suggestion for dessert,...

October 22, 2014

Being Honest with Myself and Going in Search of My People

I've really been struggling to find my people since we moved to Texas three years...

October 20, 2014

Can You Imagine?

Imagine, if you will, a heartfelt post about how much I'm missing pregnancy and new...

October 19, 2014

Why I’m Grateful to Cardinal Kasper

Once upon a long, long time ago, I sat in religion class at my Catholic...

October 17, 2014

Can you do that on the way to Heaven?

When she was still with us, my sweet and saintly grandmother taught us that the...

October 14, 2014

The Asses Tending the Flock

On my way home tonight, I drove past a field filled with goats and few...